. Coral and atolls: a history and description of the Keeling-Cocos Islands, with an account of their fauna and flora, and a discussion of the method of development and transformation of coral structures in general. Coral reefs and islands. Fi&. Type op Repair of Madrepora WHEN THE " Dominant Apical ZOOID " is not DESTROYED. Process at the end of 100 days. Type of Repair of Madrepora when THE "Dominant Apical Zooid" is ENTIRELY DESTROYED. Process at the end of 100 days. with vigour. The best examples of this mode of repair are seen in those cases in which a colony i
. Coral and atolls: a history and description of the Keeling-Cocos Islands, with an account of their fauna and flora, and a discussion of the method of development and transformation of coral structures in general. Coral reefs and islands. Fi&. Type op Repair of Madrepora WHEN THE " Dominant Apical ZOOID " is not DESTROYED. Process at the end of 100 days. Type of Repair of Madrepora when THE "Dominant Apical Zooid" is ENTIRELY DESTROYED. Process at the end of 100 days. with vigour. The best examples of this mode of repair are seen in those cases in which a colony is attacked by filamen- tous algse. The thin green threads of this parasite enmesh the branches, and penetrating into their substance, lead rapidly and certainly to the death of the part attacked. Artificially produced injuries also provide good examples of this mode of repair. The first stage is noticed when, in contrast to the dead terminal portion, the living part swells out; its dominant zooids become more conspicuous, and their projections increase H. 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 Jones, F. Wood (Frederic Wood), 1879-1954. London, Lovell Reeve & Co. , Ltd.
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