. The beginnings of life: being some account of the nature, modes of origin and transformation of lower organisms. Life -- Origin. THE BEGINNINGS OF IIFE. 379 description of the changes taking place within this cell, and of the ultimate metamorphoses undergone by the liberated cell contents. The previously green contents having become of a brownish colour, and the transparent cell-wall fully formed, Mr. Carter says ^:—^ A new substance, con- sisting of a bluish semi-transparent mucus, more or ^-\ Fig. 75. Heterogenetic Origin of Monads from Nitella. (Carter.) ( x 350.) a. Contents of new-f
. The beginnings of life: being some account of the nature, modes of origin and transformation of lower organisms. Life -- Origin. THE BEGINNINGS OF IIFE. 379 description of the changes taking place within this cell, and of the ultimate metamorphoses undergone by the liberated cell contents. The previously green contents having become of a brownish colour, and the transparent cell-wall fully formed, Mr. Carter says ^:—^ A new substance, con- sisting of a bluish semi-transparent mucus, more or ^-\ Fig. 75. Heterogenetic Origin of Monads from Nitella. (Carter.) ( x 350.) a. Contents of new-formed Cyst separating into protoplasm and dark brown refuse matter. h, c, and d. Segmentation of the protoplasm into Monads, which after- wards escape from the ruptured Cyst. e,f, g. Different forms of the Monads. h, i, andj. Forms of Amoeba and Actinophrys which the Monads subsequently assume. less charged with minute granules (from which its colour appears to be derived), and refractive globules of * ' Ann. of Nat. Hist.' vol, xvi. p. 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 Bastian, H. Charlton. London, Macmillan and co.
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