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Lernaeopoda 
L. galei. Basal joint not long and slender, but somewhat stout, provided 
with two rounded cushions covered with papillated spines. Proximal cushion 
large, protruding as a boss at base of joint. No hook or spine between the 
cushions. 
Terminal joint slender, provided with a rounded cushion of papillated 
spines, and terminating in a short curved claw with an accessory claw at 
its base which projects more than in other species, and two smaller claws 
at the base on the side of the concavity. I consider that the basal joint 
bears accessory cushions of spines at its proximal end which are not figured 
by other authors. 
L. globosa. Basal joint not slender, provided with two small rounded 
cushions covered with feebly-developed spines. Near, but distal to the 
proximal cushion a poorly developed spine. Cushions are widely separated. 
Fig. 4. A comparative scheme of the maxillipedes of the four commonest species of Lernae.opoda $. 
A. L. scyllicola ; B. L. galei; C. L. globosa; D. L. mustelicola. 
Terminal joint slender, provided with a small rounded cushion with 
poorly developed spines and terminating in a long abruptly-curved claw, 
with two accessory claws at its base on the inner side and one on the outer 
side. A characteristic small spine is also present on the outer side of the 
base of the joint. 
L. mustelicola. Basal joint fairly stout provided with three cushions of 
papillated spines arranged in a ternate manner, the two more distal ones, 
situated side by side, probably corresponding to a single cushion in other 
species. Cushions close together and without spine or hook between them. 
Terminal joint fairly stout, provided with a rounded cushion of papillated 
spines at the extreme end of its inner margin; and terminating in a curved 
claw with an accessory claw at its base ventrally and two smaller claws at 
the base on the side of the concavity. 
