Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . becausewith less of light and sound, and less of pleasure because withless to impress the senses. Another still more interesting macrouran was a little fellowwith his tail flexed tightlv beneath the thorax, and enormoushlengthened chelipeds and chela-, these organs being no lessthan four times the entire apparent length of the body. ^Fhechela? are, moreover, distinguished by ha\ing one large toothon the inferior cutting edge of the forceps, and anterittr tothis a number of minute nodules. Thev are pro\ided. more-o\er. with conspicuous tuf
Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . becausewith less of light and sound, and less of pleasure because withless to impress the senses. Another still more interesting macrouran was a little fellowwith his tail flexed tightlv beneath the thorax, and enormoushlengthened chelipeds and chela-, these organs being no lessthan four times the entire apparent length of the body. ^Fhechela? are, moreover, distinguished by ha\ing one large toothon the inferior cutting edge of the forceps, and anterittr tothis a number of minute nodules. Thev are pro\ided. more-o\er. with conspicuous tufts of hair w hich project like a cam-. ><. F. LINDER, DEL Crustacea from Pentacrinus Ground. 1. OsAejiiLA rniKRosA. Stinip. 2. Thr\T)lami!kus ASTKoinp;s. Rathb. 3. Macrouran with elongated chelipeds,3a. Chela of same. 4. MUNIDA (?) sp. Xarkatixe of ExiiourrioN. 77 ?els hair brush in front of these organs. The eyes are smalland entirely devoid of pigment, giving the impression thatthey were not much used. Probablx the brushes on thecheke were tactile organs pushed out far in front of the animalon the enormously lengthened chelipeds. Among the brachyurans the myioids greatlv predomi-nated. One species of Libinia is characterized b\ a greathorsii-shoe-shaped depression on the carapace, as if the ani-mal had been very deeply branded. The conca\e sin-face ofthe depression is glistening and smooth, as if it were in someAvay artificially produced. This mark is perfectlv svmmet-rical, however, and placed exactly on the median line of thecarapace. In other respects this specimen is not species of T/^y^
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