. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. HELTANTTTOTDA THE ACTINIA, OR SEA-ANEMONE. 500 interesting creature are not to be found. Although so different in aspect from the hydra, it is essentially the same in struc- ture. The mouth is in the centre of the upper surface, and is surrounded by tentacula; but these are numerous, and arranged in several rows. The under side forms a large suck- er or disk; by this a very firm hold is taken of the rock or other surface to which the animal adheres. We may thus liken the body of the sea-anemone to that of the h
. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. HELTANTTTOTDA THE ACTINIA, OR SEA-ANEMONE. 500 interesting creature are not to be found. Although so different in aspect from the hydra, it is essentially the same in struc- ture. The mouth is in the centre of the upper surface, and is surrounded by tentacula; but these are numerous, and arranged in several rows. The under side forms a large suck- er or disk; by this a very firm hold is taken of the rock or other surface to which the animal adheres. We may thus liken the body of the sea-anemone to that of the hydra in its greatest state. 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 Reese, David Meredith, 1800-1861. New York : A. S. Barnes
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