. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. PROVINCE RADIATA. 49 jutting forth into pseudopodial prolongations ; the hinder part appearing to be drawn after it, and presenting fewer irregularities. In its interior are seen minute granules which flow freely within its substance, and one or more vesicles which alternately expand and become filled with a clear fluid, and contract and disappear. Often also there are cer- tain spaces or vacuoles, in which may be seen minute one-celled plants or other pa
. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. PROVINCE RADIATA. 49 jutting forth into pseudopodial prolongations ; the hinder part appearing to be drawn after it, and presenting fewer irregularities. In its interior are seen minute granules which flow freely within its substance, and one or more vesicles which alternately expand and become filled with a clear fluid, and contract and disappear. Often also there are cer- tain spaces or vacuoles, in which may be seen minute one-celled plants or other particles of food which the creature has devoured, and which are in process of digestion. The outer portion of the substance of the Amoeba appears to be more transparent and dense than the central portion. So soft is the tissue that the creature seems to flow forward like a drop of some semi-fluid substance moving down an inclined surface; but as the Amoeba can move forward on a horizontal plane or up an incline, it is obvious that its movement proceeds from a force act- Fig. 24. Fig. A3C0XBA, (Montr«Bl,) Mas;nitl«d. AoTiwoPHRYS, (Montrwl,) Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson
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