. Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Zoology; Chelonia (Genus); Ctenophora; Cnidaria; Animals. Fuj. Bolina alata, Ag. (Seen from the broad side.) — 0 Central black speck (eye-speck).— t to m Triangular digestive cavity. — i to o Tunnel'like prolongation of the main cav- ity.— V Chymiferous tube of the tenta- cular apparatus.— vi Tentacular appa- ratus on the side of the mouth. — rr Ear- like lobes, or auricles, in the prolongation of the short rows of locomotive fringes. — /1 Prolongation of the vertical chymife- rous tubes. — )i n The same tubes turning
. Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Zoology; Chelonia (Genus); Ctenophora; Cnidaria; Animals. Fuj. Bolina alata, Ag. (Seen from the broad side.) — 0 Central black speck (eye-speck).— t to m Triangular digestive cavity. — i to o Tunnel'like prolongation of the main cav- ity.— V Chymiferous tube of the tenta- cular apparatus.— vi Tentacular appa- ratus on the side of the mouth. — rr Ear- like lobes, or auricles, in the prolongation of the short rows of locomotive fringes. — /1 Prolongation of the vertical chymife- rous tubes. — )i n The same tubes turning upwards. — xx Bend of the same tubes. — ; z Extremity of the same tubes meet- ing with those of the opposite side. — m Recurrent tube anastomozing with those of the auricles. Bolina alata, Ag. (Seen from the narrow side.) b Long rows of locomotive fringes. — ch Short rows of locomotive fringes. — o Cen- tral black speck (eje-speck). — i Upper end of the digestive cavity. — i to o Fun- nel-like prolongation of the main cavity of the body. — vi to i Digestive cavity.—rr Auricles. — in Mouth. — t t Prolong- ation of the vertical chymiferous tubes. — n n The same turning upwards. — xx Bend of the same tubes. — z Anastomosis of the two longitudinal tubes tt.—wiv Recurrent tube, anastomozing with those of the auricles. — A comparison of this fig- ure with Fis;. 8S gives a distinct idea of the relative position of the digestive cavity,;« to i, and the chymiferous tubes of the ten- tacular apparatus 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 Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. Boston, Little, Brown and Company; London, Trübner & Co.
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