A monograph of the carboniferous and permo-carboniferous invertebrata of New-South Wales - Part I, Coelenterata

R. Etheridge

Published by George Steven Chapman, 1891

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1891 first edition George S. Chapman (Sydney, Australia) 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches tall green paper-covered boards over cloth spine, ix, 64pp. + index + 11 full-page plates with descriptions on facing page. Boards faded, stained and edgeworn, with chipping to edges. Foxing to endpapers. Bumping to lower tip of book. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~WW~ Contents: Introduction; Description of the Genera and Species - Class Actinozoa, Order Zoantharia, Section A Rugosa (Zaphrentidae / Cyathophyllidae / Clisiophyllidae), Section B Perforata (Favositidae / Syringoporidae / Auloporidae), Order Monticuliporoidea, Family Monticuliporidae, Genus Stenopora. All coelenterates are aquatic, mostly marine. The bodyform is radially symmetrical. The body has a single opening hypostome surrounded by sensory tentacles equipped with either nematocysts or collobasts to capture mostly planktonic prey. These tentacles surround a spacious cavity called the gastrovascular cavity or coelenteron. Digestion is both intracellular and extracellular. Respiration and excretion are accomplished by simple diffusion. A network of nerves is spread throughout the body. Seller Inventory # JW-5197-IS1E

Bibliographic Details

Title: A monograph of the carboniferous and ...

Publisher: George Steven Chapman

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good