96 Variation in Aurelia Aurita 
TABLE V. 
Comparison betiueen the Smallest and Largest Adults taken in 1898. 
5 to 15 mm. 
46 to 55 mm. 
5 to 10 mm. 
56 to 95 mm. 
Umbrella-diameter 
Umbrella-diameter 
Umbrella-diameter 
Umbrella-diameter 
Number of 
Per- 
Number of 
Per- 
Number of 
Per- 
Number of 
Per- 
Specimens 
centaj^e 
Specniiens 
centaj^e 
Specimens 
centagt 
Specimens 
centage 
05 
1 
0-11 
1 
0-29 
0 
0 
5 
2 
0-22 
1 
0-29 
2 
0-58 
0 
O 
6 
5 
0-56 
4 
1-18 
3 
0-87 
3 
0-72 
7 
33 
3-69 
12 
3-53 
13 
3-78 
19 
4-58 
o 
03 
S 
712 
79-65 
1 266 
78-24 
270 
78-49 
327 
78-79 
c 
0 
47 
5-26 
24 
7-06 
17 
4-94 
28 
6-75 
H 
10 
43 
4-81 
21 
6-18 
15 
4-36 
21 
5-06 
=4-1 
o 
11 
36 
4-03 
6 
1-76 
17 
4-94 
9 
2-17 
S 
12 
9 
1-00 
4 
1-18 
3 
0-87 
6 
1-45 
13 
5 
0-56 
0 
3 
0-87 
1 
0-24 
a 
H 
1 
0-11 
' 0 
1 
0-29 
1 
0-24 
15 
0 
1 
0-29 
0 
0 
Totals 
894 
100 
340 
100 
344 
99-99 
415 
100 
Combination of the EjyJii/rae and Adults taken in 1893, 1894, and 1898. 
As evidence is in favour of the specimens taken in 1893 and 1894 belonging to 
the Taniar race of Aurelia, a Table (VI.) is given showing the results of combining 
all the specimens into one series, giving a total of 4858 specimens. These show 
that 21-29 p.c. have more or less than the normal number of tentaculocysts and 
the individual percentages compared with those of the 3000 taken in 1898 
(Table III.) show a great similarity. 
TABLE VI. 
The Numerical Variation in the Tentaculocysts of the specimens taken in 1893, 1894, 
and 1898. 
Year 
Stage 
Number of 
Specimens 
Number of Tentaculocysts 
5 
1) 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
13 
IS 
15 
1893 
1894 
1894 
1898 
Ephyra 
Ephyra 
Adult 
Adult 
359 
1116 
383 
3000 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
1 
0 
3 
4 
6 
2 
20 
8 
34 
18 
122 
278 
883 
296 
2367 
22 
75 
33 
190 
18 
61 
16 
143 
12 
35 
10 
91 
14 
17 
7 
43 
3 
3 
0 
12 
0 
1 
0 
3 
0 
0 
1 
3 
Totals 
4858 
3 
4 
32 
182 
3824 
320 
238 
148 
81 
18 
4 
4 
Percentages 
006 
0-08 
0-66 
3-75 
78-72 
6-59 
4-90 
3-05 
1-67 
0-37 
0-08 
0-08 
