Archive image from page 58 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0401todd Year: 1847 .-'Sfev, Turbinolia rubra. (After Quay et Gaimard.)] of infinite numbers of distinct cells united to each other by an interposed calcareous ce- ment, and every one of them containing a many-armed polype, the essential structure of vhich is similar to that of the eight-armed Section of calcareous polypary of Astrea abnormalis. (After Quoy ct Gaimard.) where the whole substance of the mass has become solidified, the original radiating lamina? are permanently
Archive image from page 58 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0401todd Year: 1847 .-'Sfev, Turbinolia rubra. (After Quay et Gaimard.)] of infinite numbers of distinct cells united to each other by an interposed calcareous ce- ment, and every one of them containing a many-armed polype, the essential structure of vhich is similar to that of the eight-armed Section of calcareous polypary of Astrea abnormalis. (After Quoy ct Gaimard.) where the whole substance of the mass has become solidified, the original radiating lamina? are permanently conspicuous, as many a mar- ble chimney-piece will testify. In their living state the polypes inhabiting these cells are most variously and gorgeously coloured, so that when protruded they are indescribably beautiful, resembling the flowers that adorn the gayest parterres in our gardens. Yet if such be the interest of this spectacle, even to the eye of the ordinary observer who amuses himself by contemplating the indications of life exhibited by a little patch of a coral reef, what D 3
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