. An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian marine survey ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. Alcyonaria. 134 Polyps occur indefinitely over the whole colony except on the lower 15 mm. of the main stem. The verrucse are ledge-like and only in exceptional cases encircle the polyp. They are extremely substantial and the ends of the large spicules project at the top so as to form an efficient shield to the more delicate anthocodia. The anthocodiie are proportionately very small but bear a distinc-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
. An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian marine survey ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. Alcyonaria. 134 Polyps occur indefinitely over the whole colony except on the lower 15 mm. of the main stem. The verrucse are ledge-like and only in exceptional cases encircle the polyp. They are extremely substantial and the ends of the large spicules project at the top so as to form an efficient shield to the more delicate anthocodia. The anthocodiie are proportionately very small but bear a distinc-. 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Investigator (Ship); Indian Museum; Henderson, W. D. (William Dawson). Calcutta, Printed by order of the Trustees of the Indian Museum
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