. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 418 Mr. H. A. Baylis on a remarkable On the whole, the general form may be described as an elon- gate pear-shape, the narrower end being that at which the invagination takes place for the formation of the scolex. Frequently the " bladder" is somewhat flattened and pushed in on one side, so that the animal is then convex on one surface and concave on the other. The " anterior " end, or that at which invagination takes place, is often suddenly narrowed, formi


. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 418 Mr. H. A. Baylis on a remarkable On the whole, the general form may be described as an elon- gate pear-shape, the narrower end being that at which the invagination takes place for the formation of the scolex. Frequently the " bladder" is somewhat flattened and pushed in on one side, so that the animal is then convex on one surface and concave on the other. The " anterior " end, or that at which invagination takes place, is often suddenly narrowed, forming a rather proboscis-like projection. The Fijr. " Cysticercus Tcenice ; View of the animal cut through trans- versely at about the middle. Much magnified. N, coils of the " neck " cut across in various directions; P., parenchvme of the " ; wall of the bladder is firm in consistency, but cuts very easily. On opening a specimen, the wall is found to be very thick on two sides and comparatively thin on the other two (fig. 1, P.). The appearance of a small specimen on being thus opened is much like that of the well-known forms of Cysticercus, such as C. pisiformis, except as regards the. 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd


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