Scylla (sila)

[NL., Thus when I shun Scylla , your father, I fall into Cha rybdis, your mother. Shak ., M. of V., iii. 5. 19. Scyllæa (si-lē'ä), n. [NL., Scyllæus , pertaining to Scylla , Scylla , Σκύλλα , Scylla: see Scylla .] A genus of nudibranchiate gastropods, typical of the family Scyllæidæ . The animal is elongate, compre ed, with long narrow channeled foot, branchial tufts on two pairs of lobate proce es, and slender retractile dorsal tentacles. There are several species, marine, as S. pelagic a , which is found on gulfweed. Scyllæidæ (si-lē'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., ticulated teeth on each side. The species are pelagic, and mostly live on floating seaweed, the appearance of which they mimic. scyllarian (si-la'ri-an), a. and n. [ II. n. A member of the Scyllaridæ . Scyllaridæ (si-lar'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., IMG:content-0416.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small] mandible with a single-jointed synaphopod, and mostly simple pereiopods. They live in moderately shallow water, where the bed of the sea is soft and muddy. Here they burrow rather deeply, and they i ue from their retreats only to seek food. They are sometimes called locust -lob sters. The principal genera besides the type are Ibacus (or Ibaccus ), Paribacus, Thenus, and Arctus. scyllaroid (sil'a-roid), a. Of or pertaining to the Scyllaridæ; scyllarian: as, scyllaroid crustaceans.