. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. (i.\. VI A, ,IU-lmh,ma U ,lUIâ.iââ C, r«l,âhi,.,rn ,, ,,ââ â., U palhw. E /l/,.i,;/...|-i( ,i(i/;ii,r. X |,'. niA-i))r in which the cells are massed toncth(>r, so as to produce a lioiiiycoinb-like aspect a! their nidiiths. If the reader will (ompare this vith the last- iiHiiliiined sprcirs. the evident connexion bet^\^â¢en the two will be .â (ndilv )ierce])tible. A veiy remarkable modilication of the same species may
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. (i.\. VI A, ,IU-lmh,ma U ,lUIâ.iââ C, r«l,âhi,.,rn ,, ,,ââ â., U palhw. E /l/,.i,;/...|-i( ,i(i/;ii,r. X |,'. niA-i))r in which the cells are massed toncth(>r, so as to produce a lioiiiycoinb-like aspect a! their nidiiths. If the reader will (ompare this vith the last- iiHiiliiined sprcirs. the evident connexion bet^\^â¢en the two will be .â (ndilv )ierce])tible. A veiy remarkable modilication of the same species may lie seen, rather u-iagnified, at tig â¢''â '11 riginal gemmuie from which the whole mass .sprang had madt' a mistake in its settlement, having fixed itself upon a slender stem Avhere it could fiiul no space for its cxpaiisiou into the normal circular ioini. lieing fixed, it could not move, but ])hical!y niiide llie best of the situation, and finding itself unabl(> to spicad into a single disc-like I'diiy, luul eotially unable to extend beyond the su])porting substance to which it was iillixcd, adopted a compromise, and coiled ilstdf into the singular form lieic re]M('sented. Oil; next group of poly/oa exhibits .some V(My remarkable forms. At fig. A is .seen a siKrinien of the ,SV/vV'/(/;vV/ //â /«//(/(/â¢/, a sjiccies which withom the aid of a lens presents no parliciilar points of interest, but, when magnified, is si'cn to be a really curious beiiie-. Two branciies of this creature are represented at fig. 15, as seen when nioclerali'ly magnilieil. iiiiil the furtlier details of its stru<'tuie arc given at fig. (.", where the ]iolypes are .diown linitrmliiig finm their bases, and the ]ieculiar doftings of the cells are fccii, It M'ill be. ti ii. 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 rese
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