. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. Fig. 44. Across Cape Santo Agostinho reef at its southern extremity. The great tide-pools that lie on top of and in the axis of the reef have already been mentioned. These pools abound in calcareous seaweeds, and contain some cor- allines ; and it may be fairly said that small coral reefs have started in these pools. The corals are mostly of small spe- cies, Porites, Favia, and Aga- riria. In some of the shallower pools some of these calcareous growths have been broken off Fig. 45. Tide-pools on th
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. Fig. 44. Across Cape Santo Agostinho reef at its southern extremity. The great tide-pools that lie on top of and in the axis of the reef have already been mentioned. These pools abound in calcareous seaweeds, and contain some cor- allines ; and it may be fairly said that small coral reefs have started in these pools. The corals are mostly of small spe- cies, Porites, Favia, and Aga- riria. In some of the shallower pools some of these calcareous growths have been broken off Fig. 45. Tide-pools on the landward edge ^ ^^^ g^,^.f ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ j-^^ of the reef. •' pebbles, and tossed over on the sandy beach behind, or left to be rolled still more in the reef pools. There are still other pools on the surface and in the axis of the reef but on its landward face ; as shown in the accompanying profile, they are especially 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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