. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. 112 STONY tions between the chambers; and this stony deposit forms a coral or madrepore, such as is shown in the accompanying figure. The particular arrangement of the radiating plates of the madrepore (shown at the top of each stem) is the result of the form of the soft structures by which it was deposited; and wherever we see a structure of this kind in coral, whether upon a large or a small scale, we may infer that it was formed by an animal nearly allied in structure to the Fig. 75.—Caryophyllia. Sea-Anemone. O
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. 112 STONY tions between the chambers; and this stony deposit forms a coral or madrepore, such as is shown in the accompanying figure. The particular arrangement of the radiating plates of the madrepore (shown at the top of each stem) is the result of the form of the soft structures by which it was deposited; and wherever we see a structure of this kind in coral, whether upon a large or a small scale, we may infer that it was formed by an animal nearly allied in structure to the Fig. 75.—Caryophyllia. Sea-Anemone. Of the stone-depo- siting coral-animals, a large number are often associated in a com- pound structure, as in Fig. 76; this consists of a stony tree-like stem and branches; but in- stead of the soft animal matter being contained in its interior, as in the preceding case, it forms a kind of flesh that clothes the surface, and connects together the different polypes. 134. Some of the stony corals, however, are formed by polypes of a higher conforma- tion ; none of which have yet been disco- vered in a separate con- dition. Our example must therefore be taken FfG 76.—stem of Coral. from one of the compound structures found on our own coasts ;. 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 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885. London : Wm. S. Orr and Co.
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