. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure —Pseudothalestris miii- iita: n. Female, lateral (after Sars) ; 1), female, fifth leg; c, male, fifth leg ; d, male, endopod of sec- ond leg Figure 142.—Pseudothalestris pyg- maca: a, Female, lateral (after Sars) ; 6, female, fifth leg; c, male, fifth leg ; d, male, endopod of sec- ond leg Remarks.—This species can be separated from the other two by the details of the fifth legs, and by the 6-segmented first antennae. Sars made the following curious statement with reference to this copepod when alive: " When disturbed, the a
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure —Pseudothalestris miii- iita: n. Female, lateral (after Sars) ; 1), female, fifth leg; c, male, fifth leg ; d, male, endopod of sec- ond leg Figure 142.—Pseudothalestris pyg- maca: a, Female, lateral (after Sars) ; 6, female, fifth leg; c, male, fifth leg ; d, male, endopod of sec- ond leg Remarks.—This species can be separated from the other two by the details of the fifth legs, and by the 6-segmented first antennae. Sars made the following curious statement with reference to this copepod when alive: " When disturbed, the animal secretes a clear viscid fluid in considerable quantity. From which organ this matter is derived I have not yet been enabled to ; PSEUDOTHALESTRIS PYGMAEA (T. Scott) Figure 142 Pseudoiveshvoodia pygmaca T. Scott, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 15, p. 55, pi. 6, 1895. Westwoodia pygmaea Sars, Crustacea of Norway, vol. 5, p. 143, pi. 88, fig. 2, 1906. Occurrence.—A single female was taken in a surface tow in Little Harbor, Woods Hole, September, 1881, by Eathbun. Distribution.—Scottish coast (T. Scott) ; coast of Norway (Sars).. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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