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A Protandric Hermaphrodite. 
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Explanation of the Plates. 
Plate I. 
Fig. 1. Hermaphrodite- male of Myxine glutinosa, opened along 
the ventral side, in order to show the reproductive organ. 
t. Posterior testicular portion of the reproductive organ. 
0. Anterior ovarian portion of the reproductive organ. 
pv. Young ova. i. Intestine. I & V Liver. bw. Body- 
wali. m. Mesentery. s. Margin along which the mesen- 
tery is fastened to the body-wall. a. Anal opening. The 
figure is drawn exactly natural size, direct upon the 
stone, from the natural object. 
t> 2. Female of Myxine, opened in the same way as in fig. 1 . 
The letters have the same signification as in fig. 1. st 
The posterior, sterile, portion of the reproductive organ. 
ov. Oblong ova. ov\ Small spherical ova. x. The posterior 
extremity of the ovary. The figure is drawn natural 
size, direct upon the stone, from the natural object. 
> 3. Female of Myxine, opened in the same way as in the 
former figures. The letters have the same signification as 
in figs. 1 & 2. cl. Corpora lutea. The figure is the na- 
tural size, and drawn in the same way as above. 
Plate II. 
Spermatozoa of Myxine in various stages of develop- 
ment; seen in fresh state, f&g are nearly ripe sperma- 
tozoa. Zeiss. F, 2; drawn under Cam. lue. 
Spermatozoa and spermatides of Myxine, freshly 
isolated, fixed with vapour of osmic acid, and stained 
with hæmatoxylin. a — m. Spermatozoa in various stages 
of development. 1—3. Spermatides. bl. e. Blood cor- 
