. O a ' b Fig. 10. Macellicephala sp. a. Foot. b. Ventral bristle. The ventral branch is slightly longer, shaped like a very narrow cone and ends in a long sheathed aciculum: it contains a bundle of transparent bristles (Fig. 10, b) lightly serrated on one side only. The ventral cirri are small, not reaching to the end of the foot. Remarks. Mocellicephala is a pelagic genus. Unfortunately this example is so much damaged that its specific attribution is impracticable. It diff'ers from M. mirabilis, Mcintosh, from New Zealand, in the shape of the prostomium, and in the absence of eyes and of a d
. O a ' b Fig. 10. Macellicephala sp. a. Foot. b. Ventral bristle. The ventral branch is slightly longer, shaped like a very narrow cone and ends in a long sheathed aciculum: it contains a bundle of transparent bristles (Fig. 10, b) lightly serrated on one side only. The ventral cirri are small, not reaching to the end of the foot. Remarks. Mocellicephala is a pelagic genus. Unfortunately this example is so much damaged that its specific attribution is impracticable. It diff'ers from M. mirabilis, Mcintosh, from New Zealand, in the shape of the prostomium, and in the absence of eyes and of a dorsal bristle bundle. The shape of the feet is similar to that of Fauvel's M. incerta and M. affinis, but it diff'ers from these in the" character of its bristles.
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