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Lernaeopoda globosa n. sp. 
Body. The outline of the animal is best seen from Fig. 1, which is drawn 
to scale. The total length of the type specimen from the “top” (dorsal side) 
of the cephalothorax to the end of the egg-sacs is but 5-6 mm., of which the 
cephalothorax occupies 1 mm., the trunk a little over 2 mm., and the egg- 
sacs also a little over 2 mm. The arms are much curved, and, though almost 
as long as the entire animal, the bulla is inserted but 1 mm. above the “top” 
of the cephalothorax. 
Fig. 1. Lernaeopoda globosa, viewed from the left side The “arms” are represented as parted, 
otherwise the bulla would not show in this position, and one of the discs appears to be 
damaged. C. cephalothorax; 2 Mx. second maxillae; b. bulla; d. disc; Mp. maxillipedes; 
Tr. trunk; Os. ovisacs; A.A. abdominal appendages. 
The abdominal appendages are almost filiform and minute, being but 
0*5 mm., or less than a quarter as long as the egg-sacs. They are ventral to 
the ovisacs (generic character), and diverge but slightly from one another. 
Tli Cephalothorax is comparatively large, at right angles to the trunk axis 
(a feature unique in this genus), flattened but slightly dorsi-ventrally, and 
covered with a distinct dorsal carapace. 
The Trunk, far from being slender, is always much inflated, so as to be 
globose, or pear-shaped. It is but twice the length of the cephalothorax. The 
greatest rotundity is ventral. This globular appearance of the trunk (taken in 
conjunction with the bent attitude of the arms, and the short, broad ovisacs) 
