Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 Living Lights tJiat Never Die 285 The foregoing facts in this chapter convey some Idea of that stupendous abundance of animal Hfe contained In the sea, whose beauties and even whose very existence are barely known to the world at large. But my men- tioning the coral reefs prompts me here to add some- thing In regard to another type of small creature, which, notwithstanding the world-wide acquaintance with Its SHELLS OF RADIOLARIANS. (GREATLY ENLARGED.) skeleton, seems little known as it Is in life. All corals, by the way, ar
Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 Living Lights tJiat Never Die 285 The foregoing facts in this chapter convey some Idea of that stupendous abundance of animal Hfe contained In the sea, whose beauties and even whose very existence are barely known to the world at large. But my men- tioning the coral reefs prompts me here to add some- thing In regard to another type of small creature, which, notwithstanding the world-wide acquaintance with Its SHELLS OF RADIOLARIANS. (GREATLY ENLARGED.) skeleton, seems little known as it Is in life. All corals, by the way, are not confined to the warm waters of the tropics. Some colonial forms are found on our western coast, and certain kinds grow In the Atlantic as far north as Long Island Sound, where the water Is often icy cold. Solitary species, like Fungia, flourish In the cold water of very great depths. The reef-buildlncr corals are of a different character. They are rarely found below a depth of about one hun-
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