. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . /•>.(.*, H. Savilli-Kint, ,{Milft,rJ-ar,->i,^ PORTION OF A STAGS-HORN CORAL Each minute circular cell represents the situation in life of a small sea-anemone-like animal, or coral-polyp Stated, dilTers in no respectfrom a sea-anemone, except-ing for the possession of acalcareous skeleton secretedwithin its basal tissues, includ-ing portions of the mem-branous radiating coral-animals, like themajority of the Anemones, aresolitary, and form single attachedor loosely lying corals. The well-kno
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . /•>.(.*, H. Savilli-Kint, ,{Milft,rJ-ar,->i,^ PORTION OF A STAGS-HORN CORAL Each minute circular cell represents the situation in life of a small sea-anemone-like animal, or coral-polyp Stated, dilTers in no respectfrom a sea-anemone, except-ing for the possession of acalcareous skeleton secretedwithin its basal tissues, includ-ing portions of the mem-branous radiating coral-animals, like themajority of the Anemones, aresolitary, and form single attachedor loosely lying corals. The well-known is Oneof the latter. One speciesobserved, which was photo-graphed through the water by thewriter as it lay expanded in atide-pool on the Australian GreatBarrier Reef, might easilv be. Phcts ty H. S^vltU-Krnl, A CLUMP OF STAGS-HORN CORAL The life-colours of this coral are a delicate cream ivith brilliant magenta tips CORALS, SEA-ANEMONES, AND JELLY-FISHES 363 mistaken for a big sea-anemone allied to the dahlia-anemone. On being disturbed, however, itimmediately shrinks back upon its base, ejecting all the water with which its expanded tissueswere filled, and revealing the presence of the hard radiating coral beneath. Each of the calcareousradii, which are now clearly defined through the thin semi-transparent skin, corresponds in positionwith one of the internal membranous partitions, and also with the origin of one of the mushroom-corals are produced as buds thrown off from the parent, which attach themselvesand secrete a foot-stalk, to which they remain affixed, like the young of the feather star-fish, forthe earlier epoch of their existence. Ultimately, however, they become detached, and, fallingfrom their stalks, lie loosely on the sea-bottom
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