THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE 



normal buds on its side. Then they loosened 

 themselves, turned the corolla under so that the 

 tentacles like stamens hang dangling down and 

 swarm away, hence forth free moving animals. 



VIII. CLADOCORA COESPITORA OF THE HEXA- 

 CORALLA. 



This is a branching coral. The individual polyps are shown 

 here with the tentacles contracted. 



Of unspeakable splendor is the richness and 

 glow of color of this species of animal. Here 

 alternate pale blue umbel like coral with saffron 

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