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WORMS. Class VL 



LERNEA. XVI. Body oblong ; roundifh -, which affixes itfelf 

 to other animals by its tentacula. 

 A thorax heart-fliaped. 

 Two, or three tentacula in form of arms. 



Salmcnea. L. 



42. Salmon. 



Lin. Syft. 1093. Faun. Suec* No. 2102. 



L. with an ovated body, cordated thorax, and 

 two linear arms approaching nearly to each other. 



Inhabits the gills of falmon. Obferved in great 

 numbers on the firft arrival of that fifti out of the 

 fea ; but after being a little time in frefh waters, 

 drops off and dies. The falmon is reckoned in 

 higheft feafon when thefe vermes are found in them. 

 Called by the fifhermen, falmon-lice. 



SEPJJ. 

 CUTTLF. 



XVII. Eight arms placed round the mouth, with 

 fmall concave diics on their infides. 

 Often two long tentacula. 

 Mouth, formed like a horny beak. 

 Eyes, placed beneath the tentacula. 

 Body flefhy, a fheath for the bread. 

 A tube at the bale of the laft. 



LobVo, 



