. The physiology of the Invertebrata. Fig. 3.—Types of Infusoria. Representing the Flagellata, the Tentaculifera, and the Ciliata. A = Noctiluca. B = Acineta. C i = Vorticella. C 2 and 3 = Paramoecium. Gv = Gastric vacuole. F = Flagellum. i = Tentacles, n = Nucleus. V = Contractile vacuole, m = Mouth. 0 = (Esophagus. fixed to a pedicle their whole life. These organisms possesstentacula, or suckers, and are entirely different from theradiating pseudopodia of the Badiolaria. Each tentaculumis a tube (containing a granular fluid) which terminates PHYSIOLOGY OF THE INVERTEBRATA. 29 exteraally in a
. The physiology of the Invertebrata. Fig. 3.—Types of Infusoria. Representing the Flagellata, the Tentaculifera, and the Ciliata. A = Noctiluca. B = Acineta. C i = Vorticella. C 2 and 3 = Paramoecium. Gv = Gastric vacuole. F = Flagellum. i = Tentacles, n = Nucleus. V = Contractile vacuole, m = Mouth. 0 = (Esophagus. fixed to a pedicle their whole life. These organisms possesstentacula, or suckers, and are entirely different from theradiating pseudopodia of the Badiolaria. Each tentaculumis a tube (containing a granular fluid) which terminates PHYSIOLOGY OF THE INVERTEBRATA. 29 exteraally in a slight knob, the latter being pierced witha small air-hole. These knob-like projections are used forseizing the prey. The protoplasm of the captured infusoriumslips slowly through the tentacula,* and is gathered togetherin the interior of the Adnata in the forra of small we have in these tentacula a direct advance onthe flagella of the monads and the pseudopodia of the formsalready described, inasmuch as the for
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