Marvels of pond-life; or, A year's microscopic recreations among the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, water-bears and polyzoa (1871)
Slack, Henry J. (Henry James), 1818-1896 · London, Groombridge · leaf 55
ry slender wire or thread will be emitted.^These are the stinging organs of the polyp, andresemble those which jNIr. Gosse has so ably elucidatedin the sea anemones. Some writers have endeavouredto show that they are not stinging organs at all, but solarge an amount of evidence to the contrary is… … Anguillula pierced by stinging organs of the Sijdra viridis. and also the way in which they are employed, for it Marvels of Pond-Life. 39 fortunately happened that on exposing one of thehydras to pressure in the live box, a small worm{Anguillula) escaped, which had been pierced with theminute…
Microscopy · Freshwater animals -- England · Pond animals
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