. The sea-beach at ebb-tide : a guide to the study of the seaweeds and the lower animal life found between tidemarks . against the stem instead of beingraised upon a stalk. They are among the most .common objectsof the beach, and, like the plumularians, are often mistaken forplants by the amateur collector and are gathered and pressed asseaweeds. They are found everywhere along the coast. Theyzigzag over the fronds of seaweeds or hang in fringes upon them,as well as upon rocks, stones, and shells. They well repay closeexamination with a glass. Every open cup bears a wreath oftentacles, which m
. The sea-beach at ebb-tide : a guide to the study of the seaweeds and the lower animal life found between tidemarks . against the stem instead of beingraised upon a stalk. They are among the most .common objectsof the beach, and, like the plumularians, are often mistaken forplants by the amateur collector and are gathered and pressed asseaweeds. They are found everywhere along the coast. Theyzigzag over the fronds of seaweeds or hang in fringes upon them,as well as upon rocks, stones, and shells. They well repay closeexamination with a glass. Every open cup bears a wreath oftentacles, which makes the branch a spray of stars. Tins is notan inappropriate comparison, for besides their starry shape somespecies emit a phosphorescent light. GENUS Sertnlaria S. pumila. The most abundant of all the hydroids on the northeastcoast is this species, which is found in profusion upon Fucus and otherseaweeds, and mingled with them upon the rocks. It is easily distin-guished from the campanularians because its zooid-cups are close againstthe stems (sessile) instead of on stalks or pedicels. The stem creeps V- tc M V. X ne D F
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