No. 9.—- 1856-8.] CEYLON MARINE entozoa. 



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Planaeia steiata. Kel. 



Tentacles rudimentary. Upper surface brownish-purple ? 

 streaked with brown. Beneath pale orange-brown. 

 Length 2J inches. 



Planaeia meleageina. Kel. 



Tentacles of an oval form. Medial line reddish, edged with 

 a black line, the rest striped with broad white and light purplish 

 streaks ; margin waved and edged with black. Length 1| 

 inch. There are two linear appendages on neck, above eye 

 spots. 



Planaeia undulata. Kel. 



Tentacles rudimentary. In medial line purplish, the rest 

 pale-yellow, with undulating lines and spots of purplish-brown ; 

 margin purplish. Length 2 inches. 



Planaeia aueea. Kel. 



Tentacles two, simple ; pointed, rising from the anterior third 

 of body. Upper surface golden and speckled with white and 

 brown. 



Nearly 2 \ inches long. 



No drawing made of this species, 



Planaeia dulcts. Kel. 



Tentacles rudimentary. Body brown in the medial line, the 

 rest light-green, minutely spotted with reddish brown. Margin 

 white. 



Length 1 inch. 



Planaeia Zeylanica. Kel. 



Tentacles rudimentary. Upper surface of a dark purplish 

 chocolate colour ; margin white, with an internal adjoining 

 orange and black line. Beneath paler. 



Length 2J inches, and 1J inch broad. 



Very abundant in months of May and June. Ova white. 



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