. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. RHIZOPODA. 21 sponge in sea-water with care and attention, it is found to exhibit a constant and energetic action,. Fig. 9.—FLINT CUYSTALS OF SI'OKGE. which sufficiently shows its vitality. Dr. Grant's account of the discovery of this motion in a native species is very interesting. "I put a small branch of a spongia coalita with some sea-water into a watch-glass, under the micro- scope, and on reflecting the light of a candle through the fluid, I soon perceived that there w^as some intestine motion in the opaque particles
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. RHIZOPODA. 21 sponge in sea-water with care and attention, it is found to exhibit a constant and energetic action,. Fig. 9.—FLINT CUYSTALS OF SI'OKGE. which sufficiently shows its vitality. Dr. Grant's account of the discovery of this motion in a native species is very interesting. "I put a small branch of a spongia coalita with some sea-water into a watch-glass, under the micro- scope, and on reflecting the light of a candle through the fluid, I soon perceived that there w^as some intestine motion in the opaque particles floating through the water. On moving the watch-glass, so as to bring one of the apertures on the side of the sponge fully into view, I beheld, for the first time, the splendid spectacle of the living fountain vomiting forth from a circular cavity an impetuous torrent of. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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