. Handbook of zoology with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil [microform]. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. « ..SI 202 PROVINCE ARTMROPODA. I I P I borders of the sea and also in some fresh-water streams, Gammarus locusta is found aloni; the coast almost every- where, among sea-weeds ; and an allied si)ecies, G. Minor (Fig. 255/;) is an inhabitant of streams and ponds. The sand-fleas of the genera Orclwstia and lalitnis are also common on sandy beaches. J^iplosfylu<i Da^i'soni of the coal-formation of Nova Scotia is supposed to be an Amphi[)od (I'ig. ^f)!!).. Fi


. Handbook of zoology with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil [microform]. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. « ..SI 202 PROVINCE ARTMROPODA. I I P I borders of the sea and also in some fresh-water streams, Gammarus locusta is found aloni; the coast almost every- where, among sea-weeds ; and an allied si)ecies, G. Minor (Fig. 255/;) is an inhabitant of streams and ponds. The sand-fleas of the genera Orclwstia and lalitnis are also common on sandy beaches. J^iplosfylu<i Da^i'soni of the coal-formation of Nova Scotia is supposed to be an Amphi[)od (I'ig. ^f)!!).. )().—Dii'LosTYLis DWVSONi, Salter—Ciirl)onifcrou3. a—AbJomitial sc^intnts. b—Tail magnified. 4. Stomapoda.—In these the eyes are borne on stalks, the thoracic region is protected by a carapace, the gills are free and exposed, and the anterior feet are turned toward the head. The tail and abdominal feet are adapted for swimming. The larger species of Stomapods are fou J in the waters of the warmer regions of the world. Those of our coasts are small, though often in great numbers. My sis spinulosus (Fig. 255^;) is abundant along the Atlantic coast, and has been called ** opossum shrimp," from a pouch under the thorax in which the young are carried for a time. M. ociilatus is a second and more northern species, found on the north shore of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson


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