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164
Glaucus; Or, The Wonders of the Shore
·
Charles Kingsley
160
PLATE
VI.
CORALS
AND
SEA
ANEMONES.
ACTINIA
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM.
Pl.
VI.
fig.
1
a.
THIS
common
species
is
more
frequently
met
with
than
many
others,
because
it
prefers
shallow
water,
and
often
lives
high
up
among
rocks
which
are
only
covered
by
the
sea
at
very
high
tide;
so
that
the
creature
can,
if
it
will,
spend
but
a
short
portion
of
its
time
immersed.
When
uncovered
by
the
tide,
it
gathers
up
its
leathery
tunic,
and
presents
the
appearance
of
fig.
1
a.
When
under
water
it
may
often
be
seen
expanding
its
flower-like
disk
and
moving
its
feelers
in
search
of
food.
These
feelers
have
a
certain
power
of
adhesion,
and
any
not
too
vigorous
animals
which
they
touch
are
easily
drawn
towards
the
centre
and
swallowed.
Around
the
margin
of
the
tunic
are
seen
peeping
out
between
the
tentacles
certain
bright
blue
globules
looking
very
like
eyes,
but
whose
purpose
is
not
exactly
ascertained.
Fig.
1
represents
the
disk
only
partially
expanded.
BUNODES
CRASSICORNIS.
Pl.
VI.
fig.
2.
This
genus
of
Actinioid
zoophytes
is
distinguished
from
Actinia
proper
by
the
tubercles
or
warts
which
stud
the
outer
covering
of
the
animal.
In
B.
gemmacea
these
warts
are
arranged
symmetrically,
so
as
to
give
a
peculiarly
jewelled
appearance
to
the
body.
Being
of
a
large
size,
the
tentacles
of
B.
crassicornis
exhibit
in
great
perfection
the
adhesive
powers
produced
by
the
nettling
threads
which
proceed
from
them.
CARYOPHYLLÆA
SMITHII.
Pl.
VI.
fig.
3.
This
figure
is
to
show
a
whiter
variety,
with
the
flesh
and
tentacles
fully
expanded.
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