8 Verm. 
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Many new species. 
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On Semiscolex terrestris , n. sp., from Illinois. Feeds on Earthworms, 
which it swallows entire. 
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Bull. Illin. Lab. N. H. iii, pp. 106-118, pis. vi-viii. 
Anatomy of Phreoryctes emissarius , n. sp. s 
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On Semiscolex terrestris , n. sp. 
Giard, A. Sur la parents des Annelides et des Mollusques. C.R. cx, 
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Suggests a phylum Gymnotoca. 
1. Mollusca. 
2. Annelida. 
3. Brachiopoda. 
4. Giliata , incl. Rotifer a, Gasterotricha , and Bryozoa. 
Gymnotoca 
Graff, L. Planarians. Reprint from Encycl. Brit. Zool. articles. 
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Grassi, B., & Calandruccio, S. Ueber Ilcematozoon lewisi. Entwick- 
lungscyklus einer Filaria (F. recondita, Grassi) des Hundes. C.B. 
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Hallez, P. Catalogue des Turbellari6s (Rhabdocoelides et Dendro- 
coelides) du Nord de la France et de la Cote Boulonnaise raccoltes 
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320, & 393-402. 
Hamann, O. (1) Die Lemnisken der Nematoden. Zool. Anz. xiii, pp. 
210-212. 
The lemnisci of Echinorhynchi have homologues in Nematoda. 
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Embryology, segmentation, &c., pp. 117-124. Larval forms, pp. 124- 
131. Anatomy, etc., of adult, pp. 132-202. The lemnisci are compared 
to the ampullae of starfish. They act as part of the force-pump appa- 
ratus for ejecting the proboscis, and as a reservoir for the fluid of the 
lacunar system when the proboscis is withdrawn. Systematic and bio- 
logical part, pp. 202-215, with 2 new species. General part, pp. 215-221. 
Echinorhynchus claviceps is a paidogenetic form. 
