. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. Fig. 67.—HoLOTiiURiA. part only repetitions of one another; and the different portions have not that variety of uses which we see in higher animals. With the exception of the tribe of Encrinites or lily-like animals (fig. 68), of which there are very few now existing, but which were very abundant in former ages, all the animals belonging to this class are unattached, and are capa- ble of moving freely from place to place. Their motions are very sluggish, however, and are princi- pally effected by means of an im- mense number of minute tubular feet
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. Fig. 67.—HoLOTiiURiA. part only repetitions of one another; and the different portions have not that variety of uses which we see in higher animals. With the exception of the tribe of Encrinites or lily-like animals (fig. 68), of which there are very few now existing, but which were very abundant in former ages, all the animals belonging to this class are unattached, and are capa- ble of moving freely from place to place. Their motions are very sluggish, however, and are princi- pally effected by means of an im- mense number of minute tubular feet (fig. 6S, c), furnished with suckers at their extremities, which can be projected from ahnost any part of the body. These are seen in rows on the under side of each arm of the Star-fish; they are put forth through rows of very minute aper- tures in the shell of the Sea- TJrohin (commonly termed the Sea-. 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 : H. G. Bohn
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