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Identifier: popularhistoryof00sowe (find matches)
Title: Popular history of the aquarium of marine and fresh-water animals and plants
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Sowerby, George Brettingham, 1788-1854
Subjects: Aquariums Marine biology Freshwater biology
Publisher: London : Lovell Reeve
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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Plate XI. Anthea cereus.—(Plate IX. fig. 1.) The genus Anthea is thus described :— Body adherent,cylindrical; tentacles numerous, scarcely retractile withinthe body, their bases united in clusters. This Actinoid Zoophyte does not appear to differ verymaterially fiom the ordinary form of his order; but itslong tentacular arms are united in clusters on the disc, andseem incapable of being wholly withdrawn into the body.Although Mr. Gosse relates an instance in which a speci-men in his possession did retract his tentacles, so far asonly to show the tips on one occasion, the rule appears tobe that they are not withdrawn. And as they had never,previously to this instance, been seen withdrawn, it was as-sumed by observers that they could not be so. In the in-stance of which I shall speak presently, in which an Antheaallowed his tentacles to be held in suspense by air-bubbles, I remarked to the keeper that it would be incon-venient if the animal wanted to shut up shop. The man Plate YJE.
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.jOwefW dfii,tfX- _ expancled axidL closed . SEA-ANEMONES. 109 seemed rather to pity my ignorance^ and told me that sucha thing never occurred. In fact, at that time, I had seenvery few Zoophytes, and had never read Johnston. The manner in which these long and slender purple-tipped arms coil and recoil, spread themselves out, and feelabout for a passing honne hoiiclie, is very amusing. Theyare exactly like a great number of snakes confined by oneextremity and free to move about at the other. Eachtentacle is about an inch and a half long in specimensof medium size, although I have seen them considerablylonger in fine specimens. They have great power of adhe-sion, easily holding anything they touch. They are said topossess a stinging power, but this does not appear to bewell authenticated; indeed those who have tried them withtheir fingers have not experienced any sensation, exceptingthat of adhesion. Antheas are very voracious, and veryclever in securing prey. Many a beautiful Prawn in

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