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65. Scolecithricella minor Brady. 

 (PI. VII fig. 13; PL VIII figs 10 a— c; text-figs 65 a— c.) 



1883.? Scolecithrix minor n. sp. Brady, pp. 58—59, pi. XVI 



figs 15—16, pi. XVIII figs 1-5. 

 1892. ? Brady. Giesbrecht, p. 266. 



1894. ? Th. Scott, p. 50. 



1898.? — Giesbrecht & Schmeil, p. 46. 



1902.? Romeri n. sp. Mrazek, pp .513 — 515, Taf. 6, 



text-figs 11 — 13. 

 1903. Scolecithricella minor Brady. G. O. Sars, pp. 55 — 56, pis 



XXXVII— XXXVIII. 



1904. Scolecithrix minor Brady. Wolfenden, p. rn. 



1905. — Th. Scott, p 223. 



1905. — Farran, p. 35. 



1906. Scolecithricella minor Brady. Pearson, p. 18. 



1907. — — Koefoed & Damas, p. 397. 



1908. — — Farran, p. 51. 



1908. Scolecithrix minor Brady, v. Bremen, pp.73 — 74, text-f. 85. 



1913. Scolecithricella minor Brad}-. Stephensen, pp. 314—315. 



Text-fig. 65. Scolecithricella minor Bradv. 



a-b. Yd— 9 (St. V). Abdomen X 87. 



c. Ytf (St. IV). Abdomen X 57- 



Description. f£. Size of specimen from Ingolf St. 40 was 1-52 mm.; anterior division r22 mm.; 

 urosome 03 mm. Sars's specimens measured 1-40 mm. 



The antennulae extend slightly beyond the end of the thorax; the segments 1 and 2 are in- 

 distinctly separated, and so are segments 24 and 25; the segments 8029 are almost completely fused 

 with 10. The Sp of segment 24 is placed terminally, and extends distinctly beyond the end of segment 

 a b c 25. The mouth-limbs are completely like Sars' figures, and so are 



the natatory legs; the second basipodite of the fourth pair of legs 

 has 3 — 4 rather stiff, marginal setae. In lateral view the third as 

 well as the fourth foot has in the second basipodite an outer-edge 

 lamina, which terminally is produced into a small tooth, much big- 

 ger in the fourth foot; this lamina has in the third pair, almost in 

 the middle, about 5 rather short and delicate teeth. 



The labrum and area in front of it is in lateral view very 

 much like Sars' figure PI. XXXVII; the labrum proper and its an- 

 terior portion, which is only slightly prominent, have only a slightly 

 pronounced concavity between them. The anterior surface of the labrum is like that of 61 ovata (cf. PI. 

 VII fig. 14 b); most anteriorly a transverse row of long slender bristles is found, continued laterally and 

 posteriorly into a row of shorter setae; behind this, almost in the middle, a transverse row of shorter 

 setae is found. 



The oral surface of the labrum shows a great similarity to that of 5*. ovata (cf. fig. 14 c), but 

 the anterior lateral group is not well separated from the marginal setae, and the following group is 

 not convex outwards, and is directed towards the second median circular spot. The rudimentary lamina 

 labialis (PI. VII fig. 13 a) scarcely shows features of great interest. The arrangement of hairs upon 

 and behind the labial lobes shows great similarity to PI. VII fig. 14 b, but the median and the lateral 

 groups of hairs are fused. 



fo*. Size of specimen from Ingolf St. 40 was 1-34 mm.; anterior division 0-99 mm. ; urosome 

 035 mm. Sars' specimens measured 1-40 mm. 



The antennulae are like Sars' figure, but segments 20^21 bear only a single seta not two. 

 The mouth-appeudages are very much like those of the female, except the mandibulae which have 

 the third basipodite distinctly longer than wide, the maxillae which have the sensory setae better 

 developed, and the maxillipeds which are shorter and more clumsy. The natatory legs are scarcely 

 different from those of the female. The fifth fool is like Sars' description; the left endopodite 



