. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. THE SHORES OP BRITAIN. 75 meshes of a net, this species is a very beautiful one. Its polypes, as in the other instances, have eight tentacles. This is exceedingly rare, though it has occurred on the British shores. But more singular than either of these is the form of Polypidom, often brought up by fishermen attached to their baits, and by them called Oocks'- comb, or rather more appropriately, Sea-pen (Pm- natula phosphorea). It very closely res
. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. THE SHORES OP BRITAIN. 75 meshes of a net, this species is a very beautiful one. Its polypes, as in the other instances, have eight tentacles. This is exceedingly rare, though it has occurred on the British shores. But more singular than either of these is the form of Polypidom, often brought up by fishermen attached to their baits, and by them called Oocks'- comb, or rather more appropriately, Sea-pen (Pm- natula phosphorea). It very closely resembles a. Sea-pan (Sorgonia flahellum), and Sea-pen (Pennatula pKosphorea). broad feather from two or three inches in length, and of a purplish colour. The lower part is cy- lindrical, or nearly so, and represents the quill, and the tip of this is tinged with orange. Above this the stem is fringed on each side with very re- gular, flat, dentated processes, diminishing gradually. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. New York : J. W. Lovell
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