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toes wide apart, and remained thus anchored for several minutes 

 at a time ; in fact, when it was desired to set it free from the 

 slide, it was usually necessary to give it a gentle push with a 

 dissecting needle. There was no vegetable matter on the slide 

 among which the Eotifer could burrow, and, after a few short 

 rapid movements, it usually anchored itself again. Considering 

 the small size of this Eotifer, the water currents set up by it 

 towards its mastax were very powerful. 



Fig. 20. 



44. Euchlanis dilatata, Ehren. — This beautiful Eotifer has 

 been found in King's Langley Lodge Pool and in some of the 

 temporarily disused watercress beds near Cassiobury Park, Wat- 

 ford. The largest number was obtained on April 13th, 3914, 

 from the aforesaid pool. They were very active, alternately 

 swimming about and burrowing amongst the small amount of 

 vegetable matter on the slide. Sometimes they anchored them- 

 selves by their feet and turned upwards so as to show their bodies 

 in end view ; the appearance thus presented was approximately 

 a segment of a circle with recessed edges. In dorsal view, 

 Fig. 20, the lorica was of oval form, passing into a truncated 



