. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. 454 THE ^fERMAID'S GLOVE. tlinttlio colls am ,nrM(l„.,v,l i„to oroups, with each other tho stnii. Jik(! ])i()C(',ssc,s ol the ]K)ly/,(iarv. "^ ^"'" Fi{,'. 1) rcpivsciils a spii-r of the Ihwcrhnnhia imhvimtn of tho natural si/e -in,] ti sanio spocios ,.s shown much i.,a-„iti,„l at E. hx this species the colls are also .! ! ;>pon the footstalk IWnn,..l hy the , Imt they an? .of grouped h^'u.^sft la,st-n
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. 454 THE ^fERMAID'S GLOVE. tlinttlio colls am ,nrM(l„.,v,l i„to oroups, with each other tho stnii. Jik(! ])i()C(',ssc,s ol the ]K)ly/,(iarv. "^ ^"'" Fi{,'. 1) rcpivsciils a spii-r of the Ihwcrhnnhia imhvimtn of tho natural si/e -in,] ti sanio spocios ,.s shown much i.,a-„iti,„l at E. hx this species the colls are also .! ! ;>pon the footstalk IWnn,..l hy the , Imt they an? .of grouped h^'u.^sft la,,o,uHl specK-s The polypes are and slender, tho walls of the cc ' lheT^'Tls'''' ' ' '"'° ''^'''^''' ^" '-^'"""'^ ^^'' structure of the polj^Je Til-l\,ll'll "',i''" •^'-':«^^^'^/'-S''i»« "f rmrerhanl-ia is deserving of a passing notice Like dl the other species, ,t ] a feathery crown of tentacles s,,rout n.^ around S mouth, directing the nunnte which servo it for food from the nioVt a>..phagns, popularly cal .1 tlie gullet Tn this genus, however, a lurtir^Sn h made, lor immediately b.^low the (vsophagus comes a kind of contractile gizzard hi with a, manellous pavement of teeth arranged in a tesselated formation, and capahk. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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