. The living world : containing descriptions of the several races of men, and all species of animals, birds, fishes, insects, etc., etc. : with numerous anecdotes, illustrative of their instincts, reasoning powers and domestic habits . e quantity of parasites they carryalong with them on their backs. Many marine productions, both of a vegetableand animal nature, have their birth and grow to beauty on the shell of thesea-spider. Corallines, sponges, zoophytes, algse, may thus be found, andbalani occasionally cover the entire upper surface of the body of the the examples of the Liachus
. The living world : containing descriptions of the several races of men, and all species of animals, birds, fishes, insects, etc., etc. : with numerous anecdotes, illustrative of their instincts, reasoning powers and domestic habits . e quantity of parasites they carryalong with them on their backs. Many marine productions, both of a vegetableand animal nature, have their birth and grow to beauty on the shell of thesea-spider. Corallines, sponges, zoophytes, algse, may thus be found, andbalani occasionally cover the entire upper surface of the body of the the examples of the Liachus Dorsettensis which I have taken, saysthe distinguished naturalist Mr. AY. Thomson, of Belfast, were investedwith sponge, which generally covers over the body, arms, and legs; algaand zoophytes likewise spring from it. In this extraneous matter some ofilie smaller zoophytes find shelter, and, together with the other objects, ren-der the capture of theInachus Dorsettensis interesting far beyond its ownacquisition. In Mr. Hyndmans collection there is a sea-spider carrying onits back an oyster larger than itself, and covered besides with numerousbarnacles. Thelphusa.—The Thelphusa? have the ocular peduncles longer than Plate Piece of Maeriotfa fishe • - 2 MOLLI 3 RGONIS + 1 SPONGES. :1 llj> If CORALS. iin SO fathoms ilr|iili in tin neighbourhood of Calle BALANOPHYLLIA ITALICAiUBILLUM ANTHOPHYLLUM7 T H ( C I 1) I A M L D I T r. B B A IJ E AS TEHRtBRAi UI M CAPin SERPI N • IKTON, 3AMUKI. WALKER & (( I ORDER I. DECAPODA. 257 the lateral antennas. The shell is nearly of a cordate truncate form. Thereare several species of this genus which reside in fresh water, but being ableto exist for a considerable time out of their native element; one noticed bythe ancients occurs in the south of Europe ; it is the (Jancer faivialilis{ Belon.). It is often represented upon the ancient Greek medals. The Greekmonks eat it uncooked, and it forms a common article of
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