. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 294 PTEEOPODA. The Northern Clio {Clio horealis), an animal not more than an inch in length (Fig. 235), bnt of truly marvellous structure. On each side of the mouth are three conical appendages that to a superficial observer appear to be mere fleshy tentacula, but in reality they are instruments of prehension of un- paralleled beauty and astonishing construction. Each of these six appendages when examined with the naked eye is of a reddish tint; but when examined under the microscope this colour is found to be. Fig. 235.—cymbul
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 294 PTEEOPODA. The Northern Clio {Clio horealis), an animal not more than an inch in length (Fig. 235), bnt of truly marvellous structure. On each side of the mouth are three conical appendages that to a superficial observer appear to be mere fleshy tentacula, but in reality they are instruments of prehension of un- paralleled beauty and astonishing construction. Each of these six appendages when examined with the naked eye is of a reddish tint; but when examined under the microscope this colour is found to be. Fig. 235.—cymbulia and clio. dependent upon the presence of numerous minute isolated red specks, every one of which^ when still more highly magnified, is found to be a transparent cylinder resembling the cell of a sertularia, and containing within its cavity about twenty suckers adapted to seize and hold minute ])rey: the number of these red specks is calculated to be about three thousand; so that there are at least (3000 x 20 x 6). 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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