. Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . lar character. The next Rotifer, Fig. 60, is an extremely interestingone, and is more like a typical Euchlanis, as it bearsa strong superficial resemblance to the well-known young specimen, which I need not here reference to its having two eye-specks when young,I may say that I put this down on the strength ofthere being two coloured specks clearly visible in theegg ; it does not necessarily follow that they wereeyes, and, if they were, it is remarkable that not thes
. Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . lar character. The next Rotifer, Fig. 60, is an extremely interestingone, and is more like a typical Euchlanis, as it bearsa strong superficial resemblance to the well-known young specimen, which I need not here reference to its having two eye-specks when young,I may say that I put this down on the strength ofthere being two coloured specks clearly visible in theegg ; it does not necessarily follow that they wereeyes, and, if they were, it is remarkable that not theslightest trace of them was visible in the adult is unfortunate that I have hitherto been unable toclear up this point; however, some authorities con-sider that the eye-speck possesses less value as a basisof classification than Ehrenberg supposed. On theother hand, it is possible that it might have an eye,which, from absence of colour, or from being deep-seated, I failed to detect. Of this Rotifer Dr. Hudsonsays, I have little doubt it is an , however, he expressed some little. Fig. 59*1.—Dorsal view. Animal retracted.
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