Abstract
IN a recent letter to NATURE on the “oze of the Thames,” I alluded to the number of nematodes which I had observed. I found as I continued my researches at least three different species were present. I have since been working on some ooze from near the Tower Bridge, and again find three different species, some of which are quite distinct from the forms taken at Kew. Thus the two localities yield at least four, if not five, different kinds. They range from about 3 mm. to 20 mm. or more in length. Considering the important part which some of these lowly creatures play in human and animal pathology, it would seem that the Thames mud offers a wide field for investigation. May we hope that this note will direct the attention of London naturalists to a subject of great importance lying close to hand?
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