. Echinoderms of Connecticut . FIG. 28. Synapta inharens. Calcareous plates. A, portion of calcareous ring; B, anchors and plates from body-wall; C, plates from tentacles; D, plates from longitudinal muscles. {A, C, and D after Clark.) transverse process, raised above the level of the plate by a pair of supports at each end (Fig. 28). The calcareous ring is broad, the plates being without pro- jections on either side. The radial plates are perforated near the center for the passage of the radial nerves. This character alone will serve to distinguish this species from the following. Of the inte
. Echinoderms of Connecticut . FIG. 28. Synapta inharens. Calcareous plates. A, portion of calcareous ring; B, anchors and plates from body-wall; C, plates from tentacles; D, plates from longitudinal muscles. {A, C, and D after Clark.) transverse process, raised above the level of the plate by a pair of supports at each end (Fig. 28). The calcareous ring is broad, the plates being without pro- jections on either side. The radial plates are perforated near the center for the passage of the radial nerves. This character alone will serve to distinguish this species from the following. Of the internal anatomy, it is necessary to mention only the large, spiral intestine, which extends the whole length of the body, the single * These anchors and plates make most beautiful microscopic objects. They can be prepared by soaking a piece of the body wall in a solution of caustic potash until it is thoroughly softened, when it can be washed in water, and the deposits mounted an desired.
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