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The microscope and its revelations (1856)

Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · London : John Churchill · leaf 658

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ergo the earlier stages oftheir development. The Cyclops is a very active creature,and strikes the water in swimming, not merely with its legsand tail, but also with its antennae. The rapidly-repeatedmovements of its feet-jaws serve to create a whirlpool inthe surrounding water, by w^hich minute… … A, female of Cyclops quadricornis:—a, body; 6, tail;c, antenna; d, antennule; e, feet; f, plumose setae oftail:—B, t^, with external egg-sacs:—c, d, e, f, g,successive stages of development of young. 636 CRUSTACEA. to the preceding, having a bivalve carapace, no more thanfrom four to six pairs of…

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