...and surrounded by tentacles (or arms), usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton — the coral, in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouths and tentacles when...

...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles, usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton, the coral, or madrepore ; in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouths and...

...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...of a common stony skeleton, that is, the coral or madripore, in the minute orifices of which they reside ; protruding their mouths and tentacles when...

...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. 60. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...that these creatures are unable to exist at a greater Questions. — 47. Islands and reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans ? To what owing 1 48. Extent...

...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...withdrawing by sudden contraction into their holes. It i> proved by observation that these creatures are unable to exist at a greater depth than twenty or...

...the rays of a star. Multitude« of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a comme: stony skeleton, that is, the coral, or madrepore,...the moment they are molested, or become exposed to tte atmosphere, withdrawing by sudden contraction into their holes. Tie coral-worm is unable to exist...

...open, and surrounded by tentacles (usually six or eight in number), set like the rays of a star. 60. " Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated...reside, protruding their mouths and tentacles when under the water ; but the moment they are molested, or become exposed to the atmosphere, withdrawing by sudden...

...extremity open, and surrounded by tentacles, usually six or eight in number, set like the rays of a star. Multitudes of these tiny creatures are associated in the secretion of a common stony skeleton, the coral, or madrepore; in the minute orifices of which they reside, protruding their mouth and tentacle*...