. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. f â â ' !1 :' , iii"i'.' 'I i;'ri ' I', 78 PROVINCE RADTATA. around the neck of "svhich arc tlie tentacles, â which like those of Anthozoa,are furnished "with urticating darts. The Hydra, thougli soft and gelatinous in texture, is carnivorous and very voracious; and though it usually remains fixed, it can move at will. Its ova are borne on the external surface of the body, and are hatched into ciliated embryos like animalcules. These crea
. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. f â â ' !1 :' , iii"i'.' 'I i;'ri ' I', 78 PROVINCE RADTATA. around the neck of "svhich arc tlie tentacles, â which like those of Anthozoa,are furnished "with urticating darts. The Hydra, thougli soft and gelatinous in texture, is carnivorous and very voracious; and though it usually remains fixed, it can move at will. Its ova are borne on the external surface of the body, and are hatched into ciliated embryos like animalcules. These creatures also increase by gemmation and have remarkable powers of repair- ing injuries. Fit/. Hydroida, Gulf St. Lawrenco, Xat. ?izo and magnified. {a) Sprtulm-ia {Dynamena; pumila. Lamx. {b) (I'arypha) crocea A p. (cj Canipauularia (Laomedea) amphora Ag. The type of structure exhibited by the Hydra is capable of a vast variety of modifications in its kindred inhabiting the sea. These modifications. 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson
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