 Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton, that is, the coral, or madrepore, in the minute orifices of which they reside ; protruding their mouths and tentacles when under water, but the moment they...  Outlines of Physical Geography - Page 13by George William Fitch - 1856 - 225 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1848 - 412 pages
...and surrounded by tentacles (or arms), usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton — the coral, in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouths and tentacles when... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 396 pages
...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles, usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton, the coral, or madrepore ; in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouths and... | |
 | A. R. Phippen - Education - 1854 - 472 pages
...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...of a common stony skeleton, that is, the coral or madripore, in the minute orifices of which they reside ; protruding their mouths and tentacles when... | |
 | George William Fitch - History - 1856 - 276 pages
...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. 60. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...that these creatures are unable to exist at a greater Questions. — 47. Islands and reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans ? To what owing 1 48. Extent... | |
 | William Hughes - 1856 - 744 pages
...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...withdrawing by sudden contraction into their holes. It i> proved by observation that these creatures are unable to exist at a greater depth than twenty or... | |
 | William Hughes - 1861 - 754 pages
...the rays of a star. Multitude« of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a comme: stony skeleton, that is, the coral, or madrepore,...the moment they are molested, or become exposed to tte atmosphere, withdrawing by sudden contraction into their holes. Tie coral-worm is unable to exist... | |
 | George William Fitch - Physical geography - 1867 - 142 pages
...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. 60. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...reside, protruding their mouths and tentacles when under the water ; but the moment they are molested, or become exposed to the atmosphere, withdrawing by sudden... | |
 | 1879 - 524 pages
...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles, usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton, the coral, or madrepore; in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouth and tentacle*... | |
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