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At least two species of "Beroe" one
looks like a rose-pink musk-melon of all
sizes up to about three inches in diameter,
as it floats in the bay. Seems usually
to float with infundibulum up and
mouth down. Lying in the tray, the
shape is that of a circumber and the
largest specimen obtained measure 4 1/2,
4 3/4, 5 inches long and 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches across.
Infundibular end is rounded, oral
end somewhat contracted so that the
mouth is not bell shaped as in figure
of "Beroe forskalii" of p. 211 of Textbook of
Zool. vol. I. Parker & Haswell. Common
another form, represented by one specimen,
is more brown in color, broader
in proportion to length, when compared
with preceding, and mouth is more
expanded.
collected one specimen of a large
(7+ inches) "Beroe"(?) circumber-shaped
form which was perfectly colorless except
for dark brown lump at the infundib-
ular end of the mass - This was more
delicate than the other forms and was
torn to pieces in transportation and
transfer with inadequate tools.
These rose pink "Beroe"s are slightly
phosphorescent. "Akrpiasua"