. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SKA AXEMOXES AND CORAL ANIMALS. 253 by partitions, which run from the bottom to the top, and from the outer wall to the stomach. Through the opening at the bottom of the stomach there is free com- munication with all the chambers formed by the parti- tions, and these chambers connect with the tentacles ; so that the food, after being digested, passes into the main body, and thence into the tentacles, thus nourish-. Fig. 4S7. — Cluster of Coral Polyps in various stages of expansion. ing every part. The food of polyps consists of small marine animals of va
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SKA AXEMOXES AND CORAL ANIMALS. 253 by partitions, which run from the bottom to the top, and from the outer wall to the stomach. Through the opening at the bottom of the stomach there is free com- munication with all the chambers formed by the parti- tions, and these chambers connect with the tentacles ; so that the food, after being digested, passes into the main body, and thence into the tentacles, thus nourish-. Fig. 4S7. — Cluster of Coral Polyps in various stages of expansion. ing every part. The food of polyps consists of small marine animals of various kinds, which are secured by means of the tentacles and the curious and wonderful lassos situated on the tentacles. The word Polyp means many-footed, and is given to these animals on account of their numerous tentacles; but it must not be supposed that the latter are feet in any true sense. Most kinds of Polyps are attached to the rocks, shells, or other bodies beneath the waves. Some live singly, others in communities whose numbers are often far more numerous than the leaves upon the 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; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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