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not, however, the only manner of reproduction. From time to time, without any 
interruption* in the lateral budding, fertilised eggs ascend from the ovary towards- 
the tentacle-disc, and develop into larvae which in no way resemble Loxosoma 
A fixed moss-animal (Loxosoma) with lateral buds ( x 200). a, Stock; b, Swarm-larva (x 100). 
They have flat, almost shield-shaped bodies, surrounded by a ciliated margin. 
After breaking out through the disc of the mother, at the stage represented in the 
illustration, they pass through various changes before reaching the adult form. 
