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... subgroup , a complete series between almandine and both pyrope and spessartine ( Figure 64 ) ; in the ugrandite subgroup , a con- tinuous series between grossular and both andradite and uvarovite ; less than a complete series between ...
... subgroup , a complete series between almandine and both pyrope and spessartine ( Figure 64 ) ; in the ugrandite subgroup , a con- tinuous series between grossular and both andradite and uvarovite ; less than a complete series between ...
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... subgroup . Among the cephalopods the giant squids ( Architeuthis ) , the largest living invertebrates , attain a body length of eight metres ( more than 26 feet ) ; with the tentacle arms extended , the total length reaches to 22 metres ...
... subgroup . Among the cephalopods the giant squids ( Architeuthis ) , the largest living invertebrates , attain a body length of eight metres ( more than 26 feet ) ; with the tentacle arms extended , the total length reaches to 22 metres ...
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... subgroups secrete noxious chemicals either as a poisonous secretion of the salivary glands or as distasteful acids in mantle cells . Glandular secretions by solenogasters or the gastropod superfamily Eolidacea prevent the stinging ...
... subgroups secrete noxious chemicals either as a poisonous secretion of the salivary glands or as distasteful acids in mantle cells . Glandular secretions by solenogasters or the gastropod superfamily Eolidacea prevent the stinging ...
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