. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. DISCOPHORJE. 459 interior of the animal. In summer it sometimes appears in such swarms as to tinge large patches of the sea with a delicate rosy hue. SUB-SECTION III. THE ORDER OF DISCOPHOR^; OR MEDUSA PROPER. THE Jelly-fishes which belong to the order of Disco- phorpe are more or less hemispherical — often considerably flattened and disk-shaped. The species are very numerous and varied in form, structure, and color. Some kinds are very small, and others are the largest and most magnificent of all the Jelly-fishes, attaining a diameter of several fe
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. DISCOPHORJE. 459 interior of the animal. In summer it sometimes appears in such swarms as to tinge large patches of the sea with a delicate rosy hue. SUB-SECTION III. THE ORDER OF DISCOPHOR^; OR MEDUSA PROPER. THE Jelly-fishes which belong to the order of Disco- phorpe are more or less hemispherical — often considerably flattened and disk-shaped. The species are very numerous and varied in form, structure, and color. Some kinds are very small, and others are the largest and most magnificent of all the Jelly-fishes, attaining a diameter of several feet, and in some cases having tentacles a hundred feet in length. One of the common species of this group is the " Sun- fish," Aurelm flamdula, (Figs. 690-093), of the North Atlantic. It attains a diameter of eight to twelve inches. In the spring it is about a quarter of an inch in diameter, and in pleasant days FIG. 690. it moves in lare swarms near the sur- face of the water. About the middle of summer the Jel- ly-fishes of this spe- cies become full grown. Towards the Close Of SUm-. ,;>, Aureiia Jlavidula, Peron and LcSueiir. Offspring of Figs. 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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