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CLASS ANNULATA or ANNELIDA; 



it includes the Earth-Worms, the Leech, the in- 

 testinal Worms aud other Worm-like Creatures 527 

 Order SETIGERA; OR BRISTLE-REARERS: Serpula, 

 Sahella, Terebella, and Shell-Binder -Aniplii- 



trltne 527 



Lug Worms Nercidnc 530 



Eu nice Eu til ceae 531 



Cirrhatulus Artciae 532 



Sea-Mouse Aphroditldae 533 



ChHetopterus Ctiactoptcrldoe. Earth-Worm 



Lumbrtddae 534 



OrderSUCTORIA; OR SUCKERS 535 



Sub 'Class ENTOZOA; or INTERNAL WORMS. Order 

 CAKLELMINTHA. Tribe NEMATOIDEA : As- 

 caris. Guinea Worm, Tricocephalus, Strongylus 

 -Slronrwlidldae 538 



Order STERELMINTHA: Tape- and Ray- Worm Ces- 



tuidcitc ; 539 



Trichine Trlchotrachclidae 540 



CLASS RADIATA; or ECHINODER- 



MATA. 541 



Sub-Class pITREMATA. Order HOLOTHUROIDEA : 



Sipunculus Sipnnciilidnc 541 



Priapulus Prlai>iiUdac. Spoon-Worm Thnl- 



asscrnadae 542 



Order HOLOTHUROIDEA: Sea Cucumbers Pxnllrlne 542 



i Pentacte Pcntuctidiie 543 



Synapta Synaptnd'ie 544 



Order ECHiyoiDEA: Sea-Urchins-CicrirMne 544 



Henri-Urchins Spatangldae . r >4ii 



Cake Ui chin, etc Clypeatteridiie 547 



Sub-CUiss HYPOSTOMATA. Order ASTEROIDEA ; OR 



STAR-FISHES: 549 



Asterias. etc. Antcrladne 551 



Brittle StttnOpMwridae 553 



Shetland Argus Euryallna ,'53 



Order CRINOIDEA: Feather Star, and 5" 3 



Medusa's Head 554 



CLASS ACALEPHA; 



or Nettles, or Jelly-Fishes, or Hydroids 556 



Order SIPHONOPHORA; OR SIPHON-BEARING 

 MOLLUSKS. Present Classification of Jelly- 

 Fishes: 557 



Sallee Man Velelladae 559 



Portugese Man-o'-War Physalladae 560 



Diphyes Dlphi/ldae : 561 



Order CTEVOPHORA: OR COMB-BEARERS : Cydippe 



Calllnnlridne 563 



Venus' Girdle Beroidae 563 



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Order DISCOPHORA; OR DTSC-PEARERS.-TY/be 

 Gr.MN' PHTHALMATA; or NAKBD-KTKD MEDUSA: 

 Sarsia Surxiiidiii;. Eudora, and Aequorea 

 Aequoremlue 564 



Trllie STKGANOPHTHALMXTA: or COVERED-EYED ME- 

 DUSAE: Chrysaora, Rhizostoma Rhizstoma- 

 dae ..566 



568 



CLASS ZOOPHYTES ; or ANIMAL 

 PLANTS. 



Order ACTINOTDA; OR RADICATED ZOOPHYTES. 

 Sub Order ACTINARIA: Pink Anemones 



Ludernariadae 568 



Green Anemone Anthtusiae. Pearlet Anem- 

 one, Pufflets, and Vestlets Hynnthldiie. 

 Plumose Anemone, and Widow 'SagarUndtte 569 



Warty Anemone BunodMae 570 



Actinia, and Crambactis Actinlartav 571 



Fungia Fungidae. Cup-Corals Caryophyl- 

 leadne 572 



Tree-Coral s Ocul inidae. Brai n- Coral ( Astraea) 

 Axtrdcaceae 573 



True Coral Corttcata 574 



Order ALCYONOTDA, com prising Gorgonias, Sea-Fans, 



Sea- Whips, etc.: 574 



Gorgon \n-Gnrgoniadae 575 



Sea Pen Pennatuladae. Sea-Tiger Alcyonl- 



idae 576 



Order HYDROIDA: Tubulartadae 576 



Scrtnlartadae. Bell Zoophytes Campanular- 

 ladne 577 



The Coral Reefs of Florida 578 



CLASS ROTIFERA; or WHEEL 

 ANIMALCULES. 



581 



CLASS RHIZOPODA; or ROOT- 

 FOOTED PROTOZOANS. 583 



Sub-Class PORAMINIFERA 583 



Sub-Class POLYCYSTINA 584 



CLASS INFUSORIA; or MICRO- 

 SCOPIC ANIMALS. 585 



Vorticella Perltrlcha 586 



Stentor Hctcrotricha 587 



CLASS PORIFERA; or SPONGES. 587 



Present Classification of Porifera 591 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTED IN COLORS. 



Stag-Beetle, and Longicorn Beetle. 378 



Erycinids 414 



Silk- Worm, and Moths 422 



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Cicadae, Lantern-Fly, etc 428 



Hermit - Crabs 458 



Crab- Spider, or Matoudou 492 



PAOB 



Holothurians, and Sea Star. ... 544 



Sea-Anemones .. 568 



FULL-PAGE WOOD ENGRAVINGS. 



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Burying Beetles, Hornet, Watch- 

 man Beetle, etc 376 



Armed Calamary 808 



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Hercules Beetle 880 



Dragon-Flies, Laying Eggs 894 



May-Fly '. 396 



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Water Boatman, and Water Scor- 

 pion 430 



Lobster, and Spiny Lobster 464 



Red Coral, and Eight-Armed Cuttle 572 



ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. 



MOLLUSKS. 

 CEPHALOPODA. 



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Sepiola 308 



CEPHALOPHORA. 

 Common Woodcock-Shell, and 



Thorny Woodcock 314 



Twisted Triton, Sea Trumpet, and 



Wrinkled Triton 315 



Apple Tun-Shell 319 



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Helmet - Shell 320 



Black Olive 320 



Textile Cone 321 



Poached Egg, Cowries, Marginella, 



etc 823 



Pelican's Foot 3:5 



Worm Shell 326 



Marbled Chiton. .. .. 333 



SLUGS AND SNAILS. 



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Agate-Shell 335 



Pond-Snail 337 



Planorbis 337 



OPISTHOBR ANCHI AT A . 



Sea Hare 339 



Doris 340 



Deudronotus S40 



