Papers on Invertebrates

Abstract

The anatomy of the blind prawn of the Sea of Galilee (Lake of Tiberias), described by Dr. Calman in 1909 as the representative of a peculiar genus, under the name of Typhlocaris galilea, is discussed by Mr. Ghosh in vol. ix., No. 6, of the Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. In another article in the same issue Messrs. Annandale and Kemp point out that, so far as known, the Sea of Galilee is the home of only three species of decapod crustaceans, of which the aforesaid Typhlocaris is noticeable on account of its marked structural differences from all other members of the group, as well as for its apparent modification for subterranean existence. As a matter of fact, it is known from a single open and well-lighted pool near the marge of the lake, and the authors suggest that earth-movements may have been the cause of this departure from its apparently proper habitat.