The royal natural history . Dendronotus arborescens (enlarged) Tethys gorilla. that the laminatedtentacles are retractilewithin branchedsheaths. The backis reddish or yellowishbrown, marbled withdarker brown, andspotted with animal is about 2inches in length, andhas both jaws andradula. It is notuncommon on mostparts of the Britishcoasts, from low-watermark to deep water,and it also rangesnorthward to Green-land. It is also re- 35§ MOLLUSCS. corded from the Atlantic coasts of North America, north coast of France, and someparts of the Baltic. The animals belonging to the genus ScyUoea
The royal natural history . Dendronotus arborescens (enlarged) Tethys gorilla. that the laminatedtentacles are retractilewithin branchedsheaths. The backis reddish or yellowishbrown, marbled withdarker brown, andspotted with animal is about 2inches in length, andhas both jaws andradula. It is notuncommon on mostparts of the Britishcoasts, from low-watermark to deep water,and it also rangesnorthward to Green-land. It is also re- 35§ MOLLUSCS. corded from the Atlantic coasts of North America, north coast of France, and someparts of the Baltic. The animals belonging to the genus ScyUoea live upon floatingseaweed out on the high seas; S. pelagica being usually found upon the gulfweedof the Atlantic, which it resembles in its coloration. The foot is narrow, the sidesbeing thin, and capable of clasping the stems of the seaweed. The body is muchcompressed laterally, and produced into two large leaf-like appendages on each sideof the back, on the inner surface of which the tufted branchial processes are situa
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