. Beginners zoology. Zoology. The Sea Anemone, like the coral polyp, lives in the sea, but like the fresh-water hydra, it deposits no limy s7ipport for its body. The anemone is much larger than the hydra and most coral polyps, many spe- c i e s a t- taining a height of several inches. It does not form colo- nies. When its arms are drawn in, it looks like a large knob of shiny but opaque jelly. Polyps used to be called zoophytes {plant-animals), because of their flower-like appearance (Figs. 50, 51). Fig. 49. — Upright cut through coral polyp X 4. ms, mouth; >«r, gullet; h, h, fleshy partiti

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. Beginners zoology. Zoology. The Sea Anemone, like the coral polyp, lives in the sea, but like the fresh-water hydra, it deposits no limy s7ipport for its body. The anemone is much larger than the hydra and most coral polyps, many spe- c i e s a t- taining a height of several inches. It does not form colo- nies. When its arms are drawn in, it looks like a large knob of shiny but opaque jelly. Polyps used to be called zoophytes {plant-animals), because of their flower-like appearance (Figs. 50, 51). Fig. 49. — Upright cut through coral polyp X 4. ms, mouth; >«r, gullet; h, h, fleshy partitions (mesen- teries) extending from outer body wall to gullet (to in- crease absorbing surface); s, s, shorter partitions; mi, fb, stony support (of lime, called coral); i, tentacles. Fig. 50.— Sea Fig. 51. — Sea 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 Coleman, Walter M. Toronto : Macmillan

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