. Bulletin. Geology -- Connecticut; Animals -- Connecticut; Plants -- Connecticut. 58 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. " The stars could be destroyed by hundreds of thousands in July by collecting and drying a few cartloads of seaweed taken below low-water mark. After the first week or two of July the collection of seaweed would do no injury to the clams.,,. Fig. 7. Very young starfish in the act of devouring a mollusk. (After Mead.) The rate of growth of the young starfish is discussed on page 40. Northern Starfish. —The larval stages of the northern starfish have been stu
. Bulletin. Geology -- Connecticut; Animals -- Connecticut; Plants -- Connecticut. 58 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. " The stars could be destroyed by hundreds of thousands in July by collecting and drying a few cartloads of seaweed taken below low-water mark. After the first week or two of July the collection of seaweed would do no injury to the clams.,,. Fig. 7. Very young starfish in the act of devouring a mollusk. (After Mead.) The rate of growth of the young starfish is discussed on page 40. Northern Starfish. —The larval stages of the northern starfish have been studied by Agassiz*, Fieldf, and others, while GotoJ has made detailed investigations on the metamorphosis. Accord- ing to these observations the development of this species is similar to that described for the common starfish. Slender-armed Starfish. — This species is reported as pro- ducing a small number of comparatively large eggs, which develop without free-swimming stages. It is also said to protect its eggs and embryos beneath the peristome until the young star- fishes have reached a diameter of several millimeters. Blood Starfish. — In this species only a few large eggs are produced. These develop into the adult form by a complicated metamorphosis, although, as stated on page 52, the larvae do not swim free in the water. KEY TO SPECIES The starfishes of the world may be divided into five orders, only two of which are found in Connecticut waters or in their • Mem. Museum Comparative Zoology, 1877. t Quarterly Journ. of Microscopical Science, 1892. t Journ. College of Science, Imp. Univ. Tokio, 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 State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut. [Hartford] : The Survey
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