. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 456 ItADIATA: ACALEI' FIG. 688. SECTION III. THE CLASS OF OR JELLY-FISHES. SUB-SECTION I. THE ACALEPHS CONSIDERED AS A CLASS. THE Jelly-fishes are among the most wonderful of all the animals of the sea. Their jelly-like bodies, curious forms and structure, their beautiful colors, of claret, rose, and pink, their varied and almost magical movements, as varied and graceful as those of the birds and insects of the air, their phosphorescence by night, causing them to be called the " Lamps of the Sea" and their curious changes in
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 456 ItADIATA: ACALEI' FIG. 688. SECTION III. THE CLASS OF OR JELLY-FISHES. SUB-SECTION I. THE ACALEPHS CONSIDERED AS A CLASS. THE Jelly-fishes are among the most wonderful of all the animals of the sea. Their jelly-like bodies, curious forms and structure, their beautiful colors, of claret, rose, and pink, their varied and almost magical movements, as varied and graceful as those of the birds and insects of the air, their phosphorescence by night, causing them to be called the " Lamps of the Sea" and their curious changes in passing from the young to the adult state, have interested all intelligent visitors to the sea-side, and have caused these animals to be care- fully studied by some of the most eminent of naturalists. The name Acalephse (from the Greek akalephe, a nettle) is given to these animals be- cause some of them cause a stinging sensation when they touch our flesh ; hence they are often called Sea-Nettles. They are also as often called Medusae. If we examine the structure of Acalephs, we find a cavity or stomach, hollowed out of the mass of the body,. Jelly-fish, cyanella, 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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