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CCELENTERA TES 



Young anemones often pass through their whole development within the body 

 cavity of the parent. Even in a free condition sea anemones can easily be studied. 

 Gosse has well described the many British species, and L,acaze-Duthiers has given 

 a still more detailed account of several kinds studied in connection with their 



ENDIVE ANEMONE, Crambactis (somewhat less than natural size). 



development. He gives many details of the common European Actinia equina 

 found along the coasts of the English Channel in all rocky parts at low-water level. 

 Its color varies between scarlet, rose red, dark red brown, and olive green, a 



distinguished characteristic 

 being a circle of beautiful 

 blue warts below the ten- 

 tacles. 



Most anemones are pro- 

 vided with several circles of 

 more or less similar cylin- 

 drical tentacles, but there 

 are some specially beautiful 

 species which, besides ten- 

 tacles of the usual shape, 

 have, either within or out- 

 side of the circle of ordinary 

 tentacles, lobed or leaf-like 

 tactile and seizing organs. 

 These belong to the family 

 of the CrambactinidcE . The 

 SHORT-TENTACI.ED ANEMONE, Polysiphonia (natural size), beautiful Crambactis from 



