FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE SEA BOTTOM. 



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Fig. 9.— Local distribution of the sertularian hydroid Thuiaria argentea. The colonies of this species are almost 

 invariably attached to stones and shells ; hence the distribution is determined by the character of the bottom. 



