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to the oviducts on their inner sides very close to their origin from the 
ovaries. The walls of the cement glands are striated and must contain 
muscle fibres. Only the terminal portion is glandular, the remainder 
Fig. 5. Lernaeopoda scyllicola. The anterior end of the animal showing the mouth parts 
and some of the appendages in situ. A 1 , antennule; A 2 , antenna; l.Mx. first 
maxilla; Mp. maxillipede; Mn. mandible; M. mouth; U.L. upper lip; L.L. lower lip. 
of the organ being used for the storage of the cement substance until the 
eggs are ripe. The cement gland opens into the oviduct just before 
it bends sharply in a posterior direction. The oviducts open on the 
