Midland naturalist . Fl«5 6. Fig jeptodora hyaiina. LEPTODORA HYALINA. 257 ON LEPTODORA HYALINA.* BY W. P. MARSHALL, This very interesting Entomostracon has attracted special attentionfrom the circumstance that it has been entirely unknown in this countryuntil the present year, having been previously found only on theContinent; but it has now been found in great abundance in the neigh-bourhood of Birmingham, at Olton Reservoir and Edgbaston Pool, theonly places in this country where it has at present been met with. Thislittle creature is also interesting from its remarkable transparen
Midland naturalist . Fl«5 6. Fig jeptodora hyaiina. LEPTODORA HYALINA. 257 ON LEPTODORA HYALINA.* BY W. P. MARSHALL, This very interesting Entomostracon has attracted special attentionfrom the circumstance that it has been entirely unknown in this countryuntil the present year, having been previously found only on theContinent; but it has now been found in great abundance in the neigh-bourhood of Birmingham, at Olton Reservoir and Edgbaston Pool, theonly places in this country where it has at present been met with. Thislittle creature is also interesting from its remarkable transparency, whichrenders the internal structure unusually clear for examination; but thistransparency and the absence of colour cause the object to be easilyoverlooked, notwithstanding its comparatively large size, extending toone-third of an inch in length. The circumstance of its not having beenfound here before may be partly due to this cause, as well as to theunusual depth below the surface of the water, four feet or more, atwhich it is
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