SEA-ANEMONES. 



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red color, and gets its name from the fact that the 

 tubes of the coral somewhat resemble the pipes of an 

 organ. 



SEA-ANEMONES, OR ACTINAEIANS. 



These polyps are wholly soft, only a few secreting 

 from the base a horn-like substance. They are com- 

 mon on nearly all coasts, and vary from a quarter of 



Fig. 495. — Same as Fig. 498. 

 Closed. 



Fig. 496. — Same as Fig. 498. 

 Just opening. 



g. 497. — Sea-Aremone. 

 Bunodes. 



Fig. 498. — Sea-Anemone, or Fringed 

 Actinia. 



an inch to a foot or more in diameter, as seen in some 

 of the tropical species. Our species seldom exceed two 



