Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 06, No. 4, December 1914 — John Shaqi
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 06, No. 4, December 1914Various
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Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 06, No. 4, December 1914
Various
Entomology -- California -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Zoology -- California -- Periodicals; Zoology -- Periodicals
The sand crabs of the genus _Eremita_ were found laying their eggs
all summer. Some hundreds were examined, and it was found that up
to September egg masses were nearly always found with the females.
In the whole season, out of 236 examined, only 11 in September were
without eggs. It was found that while the eggs on the swimmeretts were
developing into crabs another egg mass was being formed in the ovaries,
this last reached maturity about the same time that the young crabs on
the swimmeretts hatch.
A species of _Cypris_ was found in a pool about 1½ miles up Laguna
canyon. These had many eggs on July 1; by July 17 no eggs were found.
A number of species of isopods and amphipods were found to have eggs
during the summer, and during September it was very easy to obtain
_Ligyda_ with eggs or young, although the proportion of young stages
was becoming less.
Members of the genus _Caprella_ were found with eggs at different times
during the summer and up into the fall.
Of the pycnogonids, the following genera were found with eggs during
the summer: _Lecythorhynchus_, _Ammothella_ of two species; _Halosoma_,
_Pycnogonium_, _Palene_, _Tanystylum_ of two species.
A number of chitons were examined, but with negative results. Probably
many were young.
Some of the bivalved forms were examined, but the character of the
period of reproduction is not yet determined.
The sea hare, _Aplysia_, laid its eggs in the aquarium jars during the
middle and late summer.
Many of the species of nudibranchs collected during the summer were
found to deposit eggs in the laboratory. One species, a light brown
form, was found abundantly in kelp holdfasts. They laid coiled
ribbon-like masses of eggs.
Eight different individuals of the genus _Doris_ deposited eggs in the
laboratory.
On July 28, two of the genus _Hermissenda_ and one _Spurilla_ (?)
deposited eggs.
_Laila_ and several unknown forms deposited eggs in the laboratory
during the first part of September.
(_Contribution from the Zoological Laboratory of Pomona College_)
Preliminary Notes on Some Marine Worms Taken at Laguna Beach
W. F. HAMILTON
During the summer of 1914 I made a collection of some 230 bottles of
annelids. It was thought best that I should publish a list of the
families and of such species as I have succeeded in identifying.
Polychaeta
Syllidæ
Are quite abundant among the finer sea mosses.
_Pionosyllis elongata_ Johnson.
Found among goose-neck barnacles west of the Laboratory and in
seaweed tangles. White with bright red eggs coloring posterior end.
Taken June 26, 1914.
Two other forms are common in the finer sea moss.
Polynoidæ
Are of frequent occurrence on rocks and in seaweed tangles. I have
identified four species.
_Halosydna insignis_ Baird.
The most common and variable polynoid at Laguna. Color of elytra
yellowish gray to bright red. Length from 18 to as much as 47 mm.
(contracted).
_Halosydna californica_ Johnson.
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