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the water on the slide, repeatedly lashing out with their long, 

 flexible foot, while large numbers were attached to specimens of 

 Daphnia pulex, Cyclops serrulatus, and what appeared to be young 

 specimens of Cyclops strenuus. One specimen of D. pulex carried 

 a large number of these Eotifers in the manner shown in fig. 3. 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 2. 



They were anchored to a layer of sticky, flocculent matter 

 covering the head and part of the back of the Daphnia ; this 

 matter had evidently been secreted by the foot-glands of the 

 Eotifers. While the Daphnia was in the field, the Rotifers gradually 

 left it, one or more at a time, tugging violently to free them- 

 selves and causing their feet to be stretched out to a great length. 



