Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Laboratory Guide in Elementary Zoology
This is a marine form found abundantly along the New England shores fastened to seaweed, submerged wood, etc., just below low tide mark. Note the difference in size of the specimens submitted for. Examination. Study them with the hand lens. Notethe cylindrical sponge body. Do the two ends differ? Note the opening at one end, the osculum. Press the sponge lightly. Notice the ?exibility of the wall. Note the buds on the larger specimens. Do the buds have oscula? Carefully cut a sponge from the osculum to the base. Lay the cut specimen open in water with the cloacal surface up. Does this chamber communi cate with that of the buds?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
