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Records of the Indian Museum . 



Form A was found growing amidst dense colonies of Victorclla, 

 Bowerbankia and Irene, while Form B was by itself on grass stems. 



The structure of the new Entoproct does not differ materially 

 from that of other members of the group ; its main outlines are 



Fig. 2. Fig. 3. 



Figs. 2 and 3. — L. coloniaUs, form A, x 70 (from preserved specimens). 



clearly shown in fig. 5, which is drawn from a camera-lucida sketch 

 of a carefully stained specimen. It will be well, however, to give 

 a brief description of the more important and conspicuous organs. 



Fig. 4. — L. coloniahs, form B, x 70 (from preserved specimen). 



Lophophore — 



The extended lophophore bears a very close resemblance 

 to that of IJrnatella as figured by Leidy, owing not only to 

 the direction of its main axis but also to the outline of the 

 sphincter muscle, which in the living polypide has, when relaxed, a 



