Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 283
will appear to be the opening of a cell, whence issues a tubewith several long arms or feelers; sometimes these expand, andthen suddenly close and are withdrawn into the cells, then issueforth again. Thus each individual of the group occupies its ownparticular cell, but the whole constitutes one… … W arranged. Each cavity is the receptacle of a polype shown withthe tenlacula, or feelers, expanded in fig. 2, and contracted intoits cell in fig. 3. These views are from drawings made by Mr.Lister, and figured by Dr. Mantell, in his excellent Wonders ofGeology. The animals just described are…
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