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.4 Parasitic Copepod 
(albeit Lernaeopoda bidiscalis is always stated to be found on tbe tips, 
not grooves, of the claspers of Galeus vulgaris), as the animal would be 
liable to be torn off during the copulation of the hosts. 
Generic characters ?. Maxillipedes inside of the second maxillae 
and close behind the mouth tube. Second maxillae much longer than 
Fig. 6. Lernaeopoda scyllicola. The posterior end of the trunk in ventral aspect showing 
anus (a) without lamellae, the minute genital process (g.p.), and the reproductive 
system, m. muscle; ov. ovary; c.g. cement gland; od. oviduct; os. ovisac; v. vulva; 
x. origin of ovisac, the oviduct opening above and the spermotheca below; s. sper- 
motheca; a.a. abdominal appendage. The ovisacs are shown cut off short. 
the cephalothorax which is separated from the trunk by a neck, and 
which bears a distinct dorsal carapace. No anal laminae. Genital process 
minute. Abdominal appendages ventral to the ovisacs. 
Specific characters ?. The ends of the second maxillae are swollen, 
as long as the trunk and imited to a bulla of characteristic shape. The 
