Atlantic Seashore by Kenneth L. Gosner

Atlantic Seashore by Kenneth L. Gosner

Author:Kenneth L. Gosner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt


SEA GOOSEBERRY Pleurobrachia pileus p. 99

Spherical, firm-bodied; has 2 long retractile tentacles. To 1⅛ in. (28 mm). See text for similar species.

VENUS GIRDLE Cestum veneris p. 101

Ribbonlike. Tropical and oceanic. To 5 ft. (1.5 m).

Plate 32

MISCELLANEOUS PLANKTERS

Scale varies. Measurements are maximum recorded.

SIPHONOPHORES

Colonial hydrozoans with 1 or more pneumatic bells and a chain of specialized structures; see p. 86. Shown are representatives of 2 principal suborders.

Stephanomia cara. Has 1 terminal float preceded by 4 pairs of swimming bells. Float to 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) long; colony to 3 in. (75 mm) or more. See p. 87.



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