“Glycera kerguelensis, n. sp. (Pl. XXXVA. figs. 3, 4).
Habitat.—Dredged at Station 149H (off Christmas Harbour [?], Kerguelen), January 29, 1874 ; lat. 48° 45' S., long. 69° 14' E.; depth, 127 fathoms ; surface temperature, 39°·8 ; sea-bottom, volcanic mud.
The specimen is about 45 mm. in length and 5 mm. in breadth at its widest part.
In external appearance this form very much resembles Glycera capitata, though towards the tips of the posterior feet there is more brownish pigment.
The intestine contained a brownish mass consisting of bristles of Annelids, numerous Diatoms, a few sponge-spicules, and sand-grains.
The body-wall of this example shows decided differences from the typical Glycera capitata, and indeed it is evidently a distinct species. Thus the nerve-area (P1. XXXVA. fig. 3), instead of reaching the inner border of the ventral longitudinal muscle, has a thick layer of fibres on its upper (inner) border. Moreover, in the latter the cords are more distinct. No neural canal is visible. The proboscis is typical in structure, but the papillæ (Pl. XXXVA. fig. 4) are considerably longer and more slender than in Glycera capitata..”
(McIntosh, 1885)
