. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. A portion of Volvox Globator still further magnified. He further observed that in young specimens the component animalcules were perpetually undergoing spontaneous fissure, the result of which was the regular production of two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two, &c. distinct animal- cules from one individual, until the resulting globe, i. e. the Volvox, was completely arrived at its natural dimensions. The Volvox Globator may therefore be re- garded as a hollow tegumentary vesicle, the origin of which is due to the in
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. A portion of Volvox Globator still further magnified. He further observed that in young specimens the component animalcules were perpetually undergoing spontaneous fissure, the result of which was the regular production of two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two, &c. distinct animal- cules from one individual, until the resulting globe, i. e. the Volvox, was completely arrived at its natural dimensions. The Volvox Globator may therefore be re- garded as a hollow tegumentary vesicle, the origin of which is due to the incomplete spon- taneous fissure of innumerable Monads, each of which is not more than *" in diameter, but all completely organised. Fig. An individual monadine of Volvox Globator magnified 1000 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 Todd, Robert Bentley, 1809-1860. London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper
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