. Beginners zoology. Zoology. Fig. 46. — Red Coral- line with crust and polyps (^/^/^/tentacles).. Fig. 47. — Sea Fan (a coralline). The red " corals " used for jewelry are bits of stalks of cor- allines. The corallines (Figs. 47, 48) are not so abundant nor so important as the coral polyps (Figs. 45, 49). Colonies of coral polyps grow in countless numbers in the tropical seas. The coral formed by successive colo- nics of polyps accu- mulates and builds up many islands PiPE"Corai" (a coralline). and important addi- tions to continents. The Florida " keys,

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. Beginners zoology. Zoology. Fig. 46. — Red Coral- line with crust and polyps (^/^/^/tentacles).. Fig. 47. — Sea Fan (a coralline). The red " corals " used for jewelry are bits of stalks of cor- allines. The corallines (Figs. 47, 48) are not so abundant nor so important as the coral polyps (Figs. 45, 49). Colonies of coral polyps grow in countless numbers in the tropical seas. The coral formed by successive colo- nics of polyps accu- mulates and builds up many islands PiPE"Corai" (a coralline). and important addi- tions to continents. The Florida " keys," or islands, and the southern part of the mainland of Florida were so 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 Coleman, Walter M. Toronto : Macmillan

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