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P. ERNEST WEISS. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES VIII, IX, & X, 
Illustrating Mr. F. Ernest Weiss’s Paper, “On Some Oigopsid 
Cuttle Fishes.” 
PLATE VIII. 
Figs. 1 — 3. — Verania sicula. 
Fig. 1. Dorsal view of the entire animal, h. liectoeotylized end of the 
arms. t. The short tentacular arms. s. g. Stellate ganglia. 
Fig. 2. Ventral view after opening the mantle cavity, and the funnel 
along the median line, showing olf. org., the olfactory organ, the valve 
with the median portion of Verrill’s organ and its lateral pads (l. p.) 
and central pads (c.y;.). /-.Kidneys, ov. Gonad, br. heart. Branchial 
heart. 
Fig. 3. a. The tentacular club, b aud c. Side and front view of one of 
the large suckers. 
Figs. 4 — 8. — Chiroteuthis Veranyi. 
Fig. 4. Ventral view after opening the mantle cavity, olf. org. Spoon- 
shaped organ (olfactory). n. gland. Nidimental gland. a. n. gl. 
Accessory nidimental gland, red. Rectum, r. pap. Renal papilla. 
Fig. 5. After opening the renal sac and the funnel, r. p. Renal papilla. 
v. p. a. Viscero-pericardial aperture, b. v. n. Branch of visceral nerve. 
a.n.gl. Accessory nidimental gland, nid.gl. Nidimental gland. Car- 
tilaginous socket and tooth of mantle fastening, br. heart. Branchial 
heart. 
Fig. G. The pericardium ( p . c.) laid open. v. p. a. Viscero-pericardial 
aperture, br. v. Branchial vein. br. h. Branchial heart (in its portion 
of the pericardium), ov. Oviduct, ventr. Ventricle. 
Fig. 7. The perigonadial portion of the coelom laid open, as also the an- 
terior renal chamber ( ar .) containing its renal mass. br. v. Branchial 
vessels (vein and artery), ext.ap. External aperture of oviduct, o. gl. 
Oviducal gland, int. ap. Internal aperture of oviduct, ccc. Caecum to 
intestine, lig. Ligament forming posterior attachment of ovary to the 
wall of coelom, the position of the left oviduct indicated by dotted lines. 
a. nid.gl. Accessory nidimental glaud. v.p.a. Viscero-pericardial 
aperture, br. v. Entrance of branchial vein. 
Fig. 8. Nidimental gland of Chiroteuthis. 
