. Zoology. Zoology. .^M» Q\ Fig. 43. — Trichina encysted in hu- man muscle. Greatly magni- fied. Fig. 44.—The Hair-worm. A', natural size; /. end of body of G. aquaticus; H, G. varius. Much enlarged. Fig. 45. —Rotifer vulga- ris c, ciVmted flaps or wheels; e, mastax; g, digestive canal; A;, eggs. Highly magni- fied. Thej live as parasites in the bodies of grasshoppers, crick- ets, beetles, etc. Class III.—Rotatorta {Rotifers). General Characters of Rotifers.—The Rotifers, or wheel- animalcules, are abuiulaiit in standing water, in damp moss, etc., and in the ocean, and are so transparent that.

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. Zoology. Zoology. .^M» Q\ Fig. 43. — Trichina encysted in hu- man muscle. Greatly magni- fied. Fig. 44.—The Hair-worm. A', natural size; /. end of body of G. aquaticus; H, G. varius. Much enlarged. Fig. 45. —Rotifer vulga- ris c, ciVmted flaps or wheels; e, mastax; g, digestive canal; A;, eggs. Highly magni- fied. Thej live as parasites in the bodies of grasshoppers, crick- ets, beetles, etc. Class III.—Rotatorta {Rotifers). General Characters of Rotifers.—The Rotifers, or wheel- animalcules, are abuiulaiit in standing water, in damp moss, etc., and in the ocean, and are so transparent that. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt

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