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SYRIAN R O T I F E R S 

 By C. F. Rousselet, F.R.M.S. 



TN the July and August numbers of the " Revue 

 Biologique du Nord de la France " of last year 

 (1S94), an interesting paper has been published, by 

 Dr. Th. Barrois and Dr. E. von Daday : "Con- 

 tribution a l'etude des Rotiferes de Syrie," with 

 a description of eleven new species, as one of 

 the results of a journey undertaken by Dr. Barrois, 



in 1890, through Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. 

 Our knowledge of Syrian Rotifers, as well as 

 those of many other countries, is almost nil, and it 

 is, therefore, all the more to be regretted that Dr. 

 Barrois did not use better methods of collecting and 

 preserving these animals, and, above all, that he did 

 not examine them on the spot. He visited many 



April, 1895.— No. 14, Vol. II. 



Syrian Rotifers. 

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