| 单词 | zoophyte |
| 例句 | The date of its manufacture coincides with the time when Darwin was studying zoophytes, organisms such as coral and sea anemone. Darwin family microscope to be sold at auction 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z This was not compassion that the ecstacies with which a zoophyte was discovered, or the glad cries with which a bit of sundew was hailed, must be such transient joys. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Several zoophytes, that do not possess the organs of vision, are perfectly alive to its influence. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z These wondrous phenomena of nature belong to the genus hydra, class vermes, order zoophyte; the distinguishing character of which is, that if any part of the body be severed, it instantly becomes a perfect animal. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z These little pools along the rocky coast are the homes of countless numbers of zoophytes—animals which have a stronger resemblance to plants and flowers than any we have found in fresh water. Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. 2011-12-29T03:00:20.733Z Glad enough was the temporary gentleman-in-waiting, and squire-of-the-body to these interesting zoophytes to see M. Agassiz return, and to resign his charge into his hands. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Coral, kor′al, n. a hard substance of various colours growing on the bottom of the sea, composed of the skeletons of zoophytes: a child's toy made of coral.—adj. made of or like coral.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Can he prove that worms, insects, zoophytes, that possess only what is called a ganglionic system, are strangers to instinctive fears and partialities? Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z A number of inferior beings were formerly called zoophytes, that is to say, animal plants; and it is sheer nonsense to suppose that they are conscious of pain. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z First come the Phytozoa, under which we recognise our old acquaintance zoophyte turned upside down. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z The attendant Genius informs the narrator, that though these creatures look like zoophytes, they have a sphere of sensibility and intellectual enjoyment far superior to that of the inhabitants of the Earth. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z Meantime I amused myself in examining various petrifactions, zoophytes, and submarine plants of the Fucus tribe, which occupied every part of the coast. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The little crustacea, the small shellfish, the zoophytes and algæ we should find there would display a quite striking resemblance to these clumsier, larger prototypes that once were the crown of life upon our planet. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z These zoophytes flourish only in clear water, the temperature of which is not below 66°F., and they cannot live at greater depths than one hundred feet. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Marine vermes, the mollusca, testacea, lithophytes, and zoophytes, together with fishes and sea-birds, feed beneath this floating meadow. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Gigantic zoophytes and sea anemones opened their petals at us from every parapet. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I It's a zoophyte, not a real sea-weed; and, indeed, not a vegetable at all, but the very lowest form of animal life. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story There are few localities in the northern seas which are visited by a greater variety of fish, and the coasts abound in crustacea, shell-fish and zoophytes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The Cambrian formation contains but few fossils—crustaceans, molluscs, zoophytes, and worm-tracks. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z They are the most difficult to examine of all the zoophytes; their pores are so small, and their manner of growing so singular.... Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History We must also assume that at the commencement of the period in question, the equatorial regions were as fitted as now for the support of reef-building zoophytes. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Because people who observe nature don't observe their fellow-man; the more devoted you are to rocks and trees, and zoophytes and moths, the less you care for human beings; bless you! didn't you know that? East Angels In the succeeding Cambrian or Primordial rocks we find many extinct species of zoophytes, shell-fish, and crustaceans, and the algæ or sea-weeds. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science From the neck of the animal three long leaves radiated, the two lower leaves in each case terminating in claw-like extremities, which gave a weird expression to the zoophyte. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar For instance, he explained the means by which many shells, sea-stars, and other mollusca or zoophytes, execute their progressive motion. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History After collecting more than 100 species, he found none of them covered with parasitic zoophytes, nor any instance of a living coral growing on another living coral. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Sometimes an annelid worm lives inside the shell along with the hermit and often the outside is covered with zoophytes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" From the zoophytes to men, all beings are provided with more or less perfect organs destined to serve them. Anarchism and Socialism These animals are plant-animals, or zoophytes, and some of them build up coral-reefs, or islands, and it is one kind which produces the red coral of commerce. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 At the same time, let me earnestly beg of you to publish, as soon as possible, your own work, explaining those elegant plates of rare zoophytes, &c. which you last sent me. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History The term, applied to zoophytes, means a young animal not confined within an envelope or egg. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In complexity, our large civilized nations as much exceed primitive savage tribes, as a mammal does a zoophyte. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I Androsaceus is from a Greek word which means an unidentified sea plant or zoophyte. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The zoophytes are the most remarkable of all marine creatures. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In the second part, shells, insects, zoophytes, and fresh-water fishes, are described. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History That some zoophytes adhere to floating bodies, is proved by their being found attached to the bottoms of ships, like certain Testacea before alluded to. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Of such, the first to establish themselves would be sea-weeds and zoophytes; because the most readily conveyed on floating wood, &c., and because when conveyed they would find fit food. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The fresh water fishes, molluscs, crustacea, and zoophytes, could be kept alive in a universal deluge only by miraculous means. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed An important member of the zoophyte family, and one often introduced into aquaria, is the actinia, or sea-anemone, sometimes called sea-rose. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly On these, coral reefs and islands have been gradually raised by myriads of zoophytes. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Certain species of zoophytes abound most in the lagoon, others on the exterior margin, where there is a great surf. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology We have stated that the zoophytes and shell-fish have left the most numerous fossil remains. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Animals, too, such as polyps or zoophytes, and many beautiful and elaborate worms, multiply by "fission," dividing into two or more parts, each of which becomes a complete animal. More Science From an Easy Chair For this reason sea-anemones are dangerous inhabitants of an aquarium stocked with creatures having the power of locomotion, and are best placed in a tank with other zoophytes like themselves. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Bates was as strictly local in his ideas as the zoophyte which has clung all its life to one rock. Vixen, Volume II. We may compare the operation of these zoophytes in the ocean, to the effects produced on a smaller scale upon the land by the plants which generate peat. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Among animal remains found in the fossil state, shells and zoophytes are the most abundant. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Amongst the zoophytes which, though looking like the sea-weeds, are not of vegetable origin, there are many which are most useful, not to say indispensable to the taxidermist. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Key is especially used in the West Indies, and often applied to the smaller coral shoals produced by zoophytes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I found many books on the microscope and the zoophytes, as well as several scientific story-books. Honey-Bee 1911 Let us now inquire how the transportation of zoophytes from one part of the globe to another is effected. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Many contemporary zoophytes are found again in the most ancient layers. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Beautiful results are thus obtained with echinoderms, zoophytes, worms and marine arthropoda. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. An Indian name for those singular coral formations known as lagoon-islands, such as the Maldive cluster, those in the Pacific, and in other parts within the tropics, where the apparently insignificant reef-building zoophytes reside. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Every point was occupied by some feathery tuft of lovely tints, while from each cleft projected the feelers of some sea-anemone or zoophyte. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The zoophytes of the Mediterranean, according to Ehrenberg, differ almost entirely from those of the Red Sea, although only seventy miles distant. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Your highness must know that all the zoophyte, or animal plants, are composed of small insects, who work in millions under the water, until they rise to the top. The Pacha of Many Tales Has it remained here for ages to be dashed by the furious ocean?—or has it lately sprung from the depths, from the silent labour of the indefatigable zoophytes? The King's Own An immemorial name of several zoophytes and marine creatures of the class Acalephæ, which have the power of stinging, particularly the Medusæ. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "Miss Rutherford," said Frank, "is collecting zoophytes for the British Museum." Priscilla's Spies So also at the bottom of the ocean where no sediment is accumulating, sea-weed, zoophytes, fish, and even shells, may multiply for ages and decompose, leaving no vestige of their form or substance behind. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology They were long supposed to belong to the animal world, like the zoophytes; instead of which they are plants the same as any other seaweed. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Its splendour glows and its influence grows As Nature's slow work appears, From the zoophyte small to the Lords of all, Through kalpas and crores of years. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena A name applied to the hard calcareous support or skeleton of many species of marine zoophytes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. My own belief is," said Priscilla, "that she simply trotted out those zoophyte things and the British Museum when she found that we weren't inclined to swallow the ordinary sponge. Priscilla's Spies Precipitation is acknowledged to be the means whereby the surplus mineral matter is disposed of, after the consumption of a certain portion in the secretions of testacea, zoophytes, and other marine animals. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Yes, my dear, and we’ll keep him for your aquarium; as well as some new sea-anemones and another zoophyte I see here, too. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel This bivalve is only known to inhabit the Indian Ocean, where it fixes itself to a zoophyte, known by the name Gorgonia. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 A name given to a form of coral reef, the architecture of myriads of zoophytes in tropical seas. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They brought me over from the British Museum because I'm supposed to know something about the zoophytes. Priscilla's Spies The little species use the leaves and stems of water-plants; the larger species use seaweed and zoophyte. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told It may, as Dr. Haast supposes, be a ground feeder, existing on the smaller hydroid zoophytes, otherwise it must, I think, turn on its side in seizing its prey. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Every individual organism from the simple plant known as red snow to the oak, from the zoophyte to man is developed from such a cell. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The zoophytes of the period of transition in their turn sank into annihilation. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth "They weren't exactly sponges," said Frank, "they were zoophytes." Priscilla's Spies Animals below the level of zoophytes and sponges are called Protozoa. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Finally the radiata include the animals known under the name of zoophytes. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges Some cavernous recesses were lit with constellations of shining zoophytes, and there were floors of pearl, studded with diamonds. Tales of the Chesapeake I wonder how you would like to have an elder brother, a pillar of learned societies, and as tenacious of life as one of his pet zoophytes? Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' The general name of zoophytes, or plant animals, has since been applied to them. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. How useful to the crab, then, to have its appearance cloaked by a growth of innocent seaweed, or sponge, or zoophyte. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told By experiments on transparent fish of the zoophyte class, and on the eyes of animals, we discovered the means of making a living body for a time transparent. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah She has left a fine collection of British and foreign sea-weeds and zoophytes. Miscellanea The medusæ are supposed to feel no pain even in being devoured, and the human zoophyte is, in like manner, comparatively out of the reach of every suffering but death. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends The Dictionary surmises that the name was derived from the red western mountains, red coral zoophytes, etc., and appears to give little weight to the real and natural reason which came under our American's notice. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 This last remark holds especially true of the zoophytes and the sea mats. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 Having brought his examination of the mineral kingdom to a conclusion, the visitor should notice the fossil zoophytes and shells from various deposits, arranged upon the other tables of the room. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The box pulled out of the hatch, the sea-gods threw up the sponge, that zoophyte being handy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Aquaria alive with fins and strewn with tinged shells and zoophytes. The Abominations of Modern Society I wish I was, like some worthy people I know, a mere human zoophyte, consisting of nothing but a mouth and a stomach. In the Days of My Youth What are we to say of a sponge, or a sea anemone, of corals, of zoophytes growing rooted from oyster shells, of sea squirts, and of sea mats? Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 In this room, however, the visitor will notice the progress of early creation—first, the zoophytes; then the fish lizards; then the fossil ruminants; then the fossil carnivora. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits So through every scale, from the zoophyte to the warm-blooded whale, the sea teems with life, out of which fewer links have been dropped than from sub-aërial life. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 She is to observe Mediterranean zoophytes, and send them home on glass slides for the family benefit. More Bywords Here, too, is a favorite haunt of the beautiful zoophytes, Hydra vividis and H. vulgaris, whose delicate tentacles may be seen gracefully waving in nearly every gathering. Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 When you left me," said he, "I amused myself by searching for shells, plants, and zoophytes, with which the rocks abound, and I have added a good deal to my collection. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island Having noticed these beautiful zoophytes, the visitor should proceed in an easterly direction into the room he recently quitted, to examine the table cases it contains. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Sea Pens are termed locomotive zoophytes, and swim in the manner of fish. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 I wonder if the sea-nymphs love their Tritons because those zoophytes must necessarily be so cold! M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." In these actions we apparently behold as perfect a transmission of will in the zoophyte, though composed of thousands of distinct polypi, as in any single animal. The Voyage of the Beagle He amused his mind by turning to search for the marine productions with which the rocks were covered: sea-weed, mosses of the most brilliant colours, zoophytes of various kinds, occupied his attention. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island This genus of Actinioid zoophytes is distinguished from Actinia proper by the tubercles or warts which stud the outer covering of the animal. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore The streak of sunlight had crept upward, edged away, and vanished; the zoophytes slept: a dusky gloom pervaded the room. A Pair of Blue Eyes Have you sufficiently observed the wonders it covers, its fishes, its zoophytes, its parterres of sponges, and its forests of coral? Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea I will state one other instance of uniform action, though of a very different nature, in a zoophyte closely allied to Clytia, and therefore very simply organized. The Voyage of the Beagle They feel when they are touched, seek for food, seize and devour it; they are of various kinds and colours, and are known under the general name of zoophytes. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island I am not aware whether the surmise, that these tiny zoophytes help to purify the water by exhaling oxygen gas, has yet been verified. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore All has utterly disappeared, or, to paraphrase one of Pope's couplets, "Beast, bird, fish, insect--what no eye can scan, Nor glass can reach--from zoophyte to man." Life: Its True Genesis I caught a glimpse of pieces of stone covered with millions of zoophytes and masses of sea weed. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea At low water hundreds of these zoophytes might be seen, projecting like stubble, with the truncate end upwards, a few inches above the surface of the muddy sand. The Voyage of the Beagle Ernest, loaded with his bag of fragments of rock, coral, and zoophytes, had given his gun to Jack; and, fearing an accident among the long grass, I thought it prudent to discharge it. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island Those yellow plants which I likened to squirrels' tails and lobsters' horns, and what not, are zoophytes of different kinds. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore In only a year afterwards—as an example of the progress which a resolute woman can make—she was familiar with zoophyte fossils, and had succeeded in dissecting the nervous system of a bee. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Having nothing better to do, I thought of dragging these beautiful limpid waters, under which I saw a profusion of shells, zoophytes, and marine plants. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Certainly in this zoophyte such appeared to be the case. The Voyage of the Beagle Coral cells, stones for the next generation of zoophytes to stand upon to reach up higher.” Modern Broods Species, in the same low class of animals, are now much more limited; for instance, the Red Sea gives different polypiaria, zoophytes, and shell-fish, from the Mediterranean. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation The sermon was not exactly "Greek" to them, but it was all "zoophyte." Prisoner for Blasphemy Chance had thrown me just by the most precious specimens of the zoophyte. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea I will mention only one class of facts, relating to certain zoophytes in the more highly organized division of that class. The Voyage of the Beagle Elsley came, and looked; and when he looked he started, for it was the very same zoophyte which Thurnall had shown him on a certain memorable day. Two Years Ago, Volume II. Some fresh-water shells have been found in it, but few of marine origin, and no remains of those zoophytes and crinoidea so abundant in the mountain limestone and other rocks. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation To tell the truth, however, Tom is looking for more than zoophytes, and has been doing so at every dead low tide since he was wrecked. Two Years Ago, Volume I I recognised magnificent rocks, hung with a tapestry of zoophytes of the most beautiful kind, and I was at first struck by the peculiar effect of this medium. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea In one zoophyte the head itself was fixed, but the lower jaw free: in another it was replaced by a triangular hood, with beautifully-fitted trap-door, which evidently answered to the lower mandible. The Voyage of the Beagle Vavasour kept his eyes fixed on the zoophyte, and said,— "I shall be only too delighted, if you wish it." Two Years Ago, Volume II. Its root, a mere crustaceous disk, and its fronds, depositing shelly matter upon their surface, bear so strong a resemblance to the true Corals, that, until recently, naturalists have thought it a zoophyte. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 "Only a rare zoophyte," said he at last, lifting his dripping visage, and gasping for breath; and then he dived again. Two Years Ago, Volume I The division containing the zoophytes presented the most curious specimens of the two groups of polypi and echinodermes. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea We may consider the polypi in a zoophyte, or the buds in a tree, as cases where the division of the individual has not been completely effected. The Voyage of the Beagle Bivalve and univalve mollusca seem to be rare at the greatest depths; but starfishes, sea urchins and other echinoderms, zoophytes, sponges, and protozoa abound. Discourses Biological and Geological Essays There are many other zoophytes besides the coral polypes, and all of them beautiful and curious. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals It was the first time that Elsley had ever seen one of those exquisite zoophytes which stud every rock and every tuft of weed. Two Years Ago, Volume I To the fine sand succeeded a perfect causeway of boulders, covered with a carpet of molluscs and zoophytes. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea In some of the gullies and hollows there were beautiful green and other coloured fishes, and the form and tints of many of the zoophytes were admirable. The Voyage of the Beagle But whatever improvement time has made in my health and nerves, it has made none in this wretched zoophyte village. The Hawaiian Archipelago Plainly as this is seen in the worm, it is still more obvious in the zoophyte. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Well, they may be called insects," replied the doctor; "they are living zoophytes of most minute dimensions, which, however, compensate for their smallness of size by their inconceivable numbers. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder I had placed myself at the port-scuttle, and saw some magnificent substructures of coral, zoophytes, seaweed, and fucus, agitating their enormous claws, which stretched out from the fissures of the rock. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea We also find this remarkable phenomenon among other animals, such as the graceful, bell-shaped zoophytes, which we call polyps and medusae. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 The shores are mostly fringed with coral reefs, often half a mile in width, composed of cemented coral fragments, shells, sand, and a growing species of zoophyte. The Hawaiian Archipelago And although later discoveries have long ago established the fact of the complete animality of zoophytes, the old name is still in general use. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Suffering has been the lot of all living things, from the giant of the primeval swamps down to the smallest zoophyte. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Yet the whole is of Post-Tertiary origin, the fossil zoophytes and shells being all of the same species as those now inhabiting the neighbouring sea.* The Antiquity of Man He showed that the two layers of cells from which the body of this zoophyte is developed correspond, both morphologically and physiologically, to the two original germinal layers of the vertebrate. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 The lead brought up an organic substance of so singular a structure that we were for a long time doubtful whether it was a zoophyte or a kind of seaweed. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Here we found an old Heidelberg acquaintance, whose father owns a superb collection of fossils, especially of shells and zoophytes. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence It is no doubt a scientific fact that your existence and mine were involved in the first cell that appeared, that the first zoophyte furthered our fortunes, that the first worm gave us a lift. Time and Change Oysters, mussels, sponges, and the whole genus of zoophytes or plant-animals have no heart, for the whole body is used as a heart, or the whole animal is a heart. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) If he does not do the worms any better than he did the zoophytes, he won't interfere with my plans. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Among the limestone formations we must distinguish those which are essentially subordinate to volcanic tufas* from those which appear to be the work of madrepores and other zoophytes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 More precious, perhaps, than all the collections are the magnificent drawings of mollusks, zoophytes, fishes, and reptiles, painted from life by Mr. Drayton. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The stratified rocks, replete with shells and zoophytes, consist chiefly of shale, limestone, and some sandstone, and all these are invariably altered near the granite for a distance of from 50 to 400 yards. The Student's Elements of Geology So also at the bottom of the ocean where no sediment is accumulating, seaweed, zoophytes, fish, and even shells, may multiply for ages and decompose, leaving no vestige of their form or substance behind. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) On Thalassicolla, a new zoophyte, in the "Annals of Natural History." Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Then the zoophytes of the transition period also return to nothing. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth The zoophytes are to be published; they are admirable in detail. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence By such changes the water becomes once more clear and fit for the growth of stony zoophytes. The Student's Elements of Geology I forgot whether I mentioned having seen something of the manner of propagation in that most ambiguous family, the corallines; I feel pretty well convinced if they are not plants they are not zoophytes. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 The sand brought up from these depths consisted of finely triturated fragments of stony zoophytes, but not, as far as I could distinguish, of a particle of any lamelliform genus: fragments of shells were rare. Coral Reefs I recognized the lower slopes of some magnificent rocks carpeted by the finest zoophyte specimens, and right off, I was struck by an effect unique to this medium. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea They feed principally on that class of zoophytes which produce the coral. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 At the same time, some of the accompanying bivalve shells, echinoderms, and zoophytes, are specifically identical with fossils of the true Cretaceous series. The Student's Elements of Geology I believe in zoophytes universally the gemmule produces a single polypus, which afterwards or at the same time grows with its cell or single articulation. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Certain compound animals, or zoophytes, as they have been termed, namely the Polyzoa, are provided with curious organs called avicularia. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition It was made up of various fish and some slices of sea cucumber, that praiseworthy zoophyte, all garnished with such highly appetizing seaweed as the Porphyra laciniata and the Laurencia primafetida. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea This bivalve is only known to inhabit the Indian Ocean, where it fixes itself to a zoophyte, known by the name Gorgonia. The Natural History of Selborne Some limestones consist almost exclusively of corals, and in many cases it is evident that the present position of each fossil zoophyte has been determined by the manner in which it grew originally. The Student's Elements of Geology Thus also shells, zoophytes, star-fish, polypi, spirifores, even fish and lizards brought by the water, left on the yet soft coal their exact likeness, "admirably taken off." The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern The fetus is in this stage is zoophyte. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete The open–sea plants had already left behind the increasingly arid seafloor, where a prodigious number of animals were still swarming: zoophytes, articulates, mollusks, and fish. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea But for a few minutes I kept accidentally confusing the two kingdoms, mistaking zoophytes for water plants, animals for vegetables. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea I wanted to preserve a few specimens of these delicate zoophytes, but they were merely clouds, shadows, illusions, melting and evaporating outside their native element. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea During those two days of April 11–12, the Nautilus didn't leave the surface of the sea, and its trawl brought up a simply miraculous catch of zoophytes, fish, and reptiles. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Here a huge boneyard forms from fish, mollusks, and zoophytes dying over it by the billions. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Among mollusks and zoophytes, I found in our trawl's meshes various species of alcyonarian coral, sea urchins, hammer shells, spurred–star shells, wentletrap snails, horn shells, glass snails. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea In the zoophyte branch, class Alcyonaria, one finds the order Gorgonaria, which contains three groups: sea fans, isidian polyps, and coral polyps. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Its fine–grained sand was followed by a genuine causeway of smooth crags covered by a carpet of mollusks and zoophytes. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Having nothing better to do, I decided to dredge these beautiful, clear waters, which exhibited a profusion of shells, zoophytes, and open–sea plants. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Some zoophytes were dredged up by the chain of our trawl. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The zoophyte branch offered some very unusual specimens from its two groups, the polyps and the echinoderms. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Standing by the port deadlight, I spotted magnificent coral substructures, zoophytes, algae, and crustaceans with enormous quivering claws that stretched forth from crevices in the rock. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Have you seen enough of its hidden wonders, its fish and zoophytes, its gardens of sponges and forests of coral? Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea From then on, no more mollusks, no more zoophytes, no more articulates. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Sheer chance had placed me in the presence of the most valuable specimens of this zoophyte. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Obviously, in the presence of these zoophyte and mollusk specimens, the fine lad was classifying his head off. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea I glimpsed piles of stones covered by a couple million zoophytes and tangles of algae. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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