. Evenings at the microscope : or, researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life. Microscopy; Microscopes; Medical microscopy. SEA-UECHmS AND SEA-CU0UMBEE8. 343. WHEEL rS OmBODOTA. Some of the more worm-like members of this class have, however, a skeleton composed of pieces imbedded in their skin, of even more re- markable shapes than these. One of these is the Chirodota violacea—a native of the south- ern coasts of Europe. We have indeed a British species of the same genus, a specimen of which is in my possession, but I have vainly examined the skin for any structure anal- ogou
. Evenings at the microscope : or, researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life. Microscopy; Microscopes; Medical microscopy. SEA-UECHmS AND SEA-CU0UMBEE8. 343. WHEEL rS OmBODOTA. Some of the more worm-like members of this class have, however, a skeleton composed of pieces imbedded in their skin, of even more re- markable shapes than these. One of these is the Chirodota violacea—a native of the south- ern coasts of Europe. We have indeed a British species of the same genus, a specimen of which is in my possession, but I have vainly examined the skin for any structure anal- ogous to this.* In the Medi- terranean species the skin, especially of the beUy-side, is described as filled with plates exactly resembling broad and thin wheels of glass, supported by four, five, or six radiating spokes, and having the inner edge of the hoop cut into teeth of excessive delicacy. Another animal remarkable for its cuticular furni- ture is the genus Syna^pta, which is very similar in form, and closely allied to the Chirodota. It is very common in the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, but has not yet been taken on the British coasts. I would counsel you, however, to have your eyes open if you have the op- portunity of searching our coasts ; for, as Miiller found one species, the Synapta inhmrens, on the shores of Denmark, it is not at all unlikely that we may possess either it or some other. Should it ever come into your hands, slit open the skin of the belly, where you will * The most careful and repeated search has not availed me to find in the skin the least trace of calcareous atoms; but this may possibly be because I had unfortunately preserved my specimen in acetate of alumina and the acetic acid has perhaps dissolved the 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 Gosse, Philip H
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