Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 1919 — John Shaqi
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 1919Various
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Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 1919
Various
Entomology -- California -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Zoology -- California -- Periodicals; Zoology -- Periodicals
This list includes specimens recently determined by Dr. R. V.
Chamberlin, but does not include new species reported on at that time.
_Glycera rugosa_ Johnson. _Euphrosyne aurantiaca_ John. _Eudistylia
polymorpha_ Johnson. From holdfast. _Chrysopetalum
occidentalis_ John.
_Diopatra californica_ Moore. _Podarke pugettensis_ Johnson.
_Syllis alterniata_ Moore. _Pionosyllis elongata_ Johnson.
_Halosydna pulchra_ Johnson.
_H. californica_ Johnson. Dredged. _Scoloplos sp._ San. Balboa.
_Naineris longa_ Moore? Under stones. _Cirratulus luxuriosus_ Moore,
all bright red from eel grass. _Polycirrus californicus_ Moore.
_Nereis agassizi_ Ehlers. _Anaitides sp. Lumbrineries zonata_ John.?
_Syllis alternata_ Moore. _Nepthys caeca_ Fabr.?
_Sthenelais verruculosa_ Johnson.
W. A. H.
(_Contribution from the Zoological Laboratory of Pomona College_)
Structure of Dolichoglossus Pusillus
ALMA EVANS
The animals were studied from serial sections cut in several planes. The
stains used were carmine, hematoxylin and eosin. The hematoxylin seemed
to show the tissues more clearly. A graphic reconstruction was
attempted, but did not prove satisfactory because of the individual
artificial foldings and contractions. The drawings were obtained by the
use of a camera lucida. The general drawings, Figs. 1-9 inclusive, are
not filled in in great detail. The special drawings are shown at greater
magnification with more of an attempt to show the actual condition.
Dolichoglossus is a soft worm-like animal with ciliated surface. It is
divided into three distinct regions: the proboscis, a long club-shaped
organ; the collar, a fold in the surface just behind the proboscis,
and the trunk, a long cylindrical portion posterior to the collar.
Dolichoglossus is a marine form living in sandy bays or sheltered
places. Mucous glands in the surface epithelium secrete a sticky fluid
which covers the body and to which tiny sand grains stick. The sand
clinging to the mucous coated surface forms a fragile temporary tube
in which the animal is usually secluded. The animals in the living
condition are bright orange or red but lose their color very soon
after preservation in alcohol or formalin.
The proboscis cavity extending the entire length of the organ is
surrounded by a network of connective tissue supported by longitudinal
bands of plain muscle. This cavity is supposed to communicate with the
exterior by a very small opening, the proboscis pore, but this did not
show in the specimens examined. The heart, proboscis gland and
notochord are located in the posterior part of the proboscis.
The collar contains the central nervous system, part of the notochord,
the dorsal blood vessel, ventral and dorsal mesenteries, mouth opening
and anterior part of the alimentary canal.
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