. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Mysis stenolepis, Smith. forwards; together they constitute tlie group called MACRURA, from the Greek makros, great, and oura. a tail. The Sea-Mantis and its allies are often called GAS- TRURA—from the Gk. yasterr stomach, and oura, tail —because, unlike the preceding groups, they have the vis- cera extending into the abdomen. They are also called Stomapods—from the Greek stoma, a mouth, and pous, pod-as, a foot—because several of the organs which normal- Iv belong to the mouth have the form of feet. •/ O Although the Stomapods—Squilloidea (Squilla,
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Mysis stenolepis, Smith. forwards; together they constitute tlie group called MACRURA, from the Greek makros, great, and oura. a tail. The Sea-Mantis and its allies are often called GAS- TRURA—from the Gk. yasterr stomach, and oura, tail —because, unlike the preceding groups, they have the vis- cera extending into the abdomen. They are also called Stomapods—from the Greek stoma, a mouth, and pous, pod-as, a foot—because several of the organs which normal- Iv belong to the mouth have the form of feet. •/ O Although the Stomapods—Squilloidea (Squilla,etc.} are related to the typical decapods ; they differ so much from the latter, that Milne-Edwards, and some others, regard them as an order entirely distinct from the Decapods. Some other decapod-like Crustacea (Diastylis, etc.), which vary from all those now noticed, are referred to a group named CUMACEA. FIG. Dia&tylis quadrispinota, G. O. Sara. 16. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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