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... wing of a bird and the arm of a man are constructed upon the same fundamental plan , and they are therefore homologous ... wings of an insect both serve for flight , and they are therefore analogous , since they perform the same function ...
... wing of a bird and the arm of a man are constructed upon the same fundamental plan , and they are therefore homologous ... wings of an insect both serve for flight , and they are therefore analogous , since they perform the same function ...
Page 170
... wing - like oral exten- sions or lobes . Ex . Bolina , Mnemia , Eucharis , Lesueur a . 4. Taniata . Body ribbon - like ; no oral lobes ; two tentacles . Ex . Cestum . CHAPTER XVII . DISTRIBUTION OF ACTINOZOA . I. DISTRIBUTION OF 170 ...
... wing - like oral exten- sions or lobes . Ex . Bolina , Mnemia , Eucharis , Lesueur a . 4. Taniata . Body ribbon - like ; no oral lobes ; two tentacles . Ex . Cestum . CHAPTER XVII . DISTRIBUTION OF ACTINOZOA . I. DISTRIBUTION OF 170 ...
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... wings on the thorax . CHAPTER XXXI . CRUSTACEA . CLASS I. CRUSTACEA . - The members of this class are com- monly known as Crabs , Lobsters , Shrimps , King - crabs , Bar- nacles , Acorn - shells , & c . They are nearly allied to the suc ...
... wings on the thorax . CHAPTER XXXI . CRUSTACEA . CLASS I. CRUSTACEA . - The members of this class are com- monly known as Crabs , Lobsters , Shrimps , King - crabs , Bar- nacles , Acorn - shells , & c . They are nearly allied to the suc ...
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... wings " ( Owen ) . The mouth is situated , in all the Arachnida , in the anterior segment of the body , and is surrounded by suctorial or masti- catory appendages . In the higher Arachnida , the mouth ANNULOSA : ARACHNIDA . 299.
... wings " ( Owen ) . The mouth is situated , in all the Arachnida , in the anterior segment of the body , and is surrounded by suctorial or masti- catory appendages . In the higher Arachnida , the mouth ANNULOSA : ARACHNIDA . 299.
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... wings on the thorax . Respiration is effected by trachea . In the Insecta the body is divided into a variable number of definite segments , or somites , some of which are furnished with jointed appendages , and the nervous and ...
... wings on the thorax . Respiration is effected by trachea . In the Insecta the body is divided into a variable number of definite segments , or somites , some of which are furnished with jointed appendages , and the nervous and ...
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abdomen adult alimentary canal ambulacral amongst animal Annelides antennæ anus aperture appendages Arachnida articulated attached birds bivalve body bones Brachiopoda branchiæ branchial calcareous carapace cavity cephalothorax chitinous ciliated composed comprising consists contractile Crustacea Ctenophora developed disc distinct division dorsal embryo Eocene external extinct extremity feet females fins fishes Foraminifera fossil furnished gemmation genera genus gills head horny Huxley Hydrozoa incisors Insects integument intestine known labium larva larvæ legs limbs living locomotive males Mammals mandibles margin maxillæ membrane molars Mollusca mouth nervous system operculum organs ovum Owen pairs Paleozoic parasitic placed plates polypide polypites Polyzoa portion possess posterior present regarded reproductive Reptiles respiratory Rotifera rudimentary Scolecida segments shell side Silurian single skeleton sometimes somites species spines stomach structure sub-order surface tail teeth tentacles termed thorax toes transverse tube upper usually valves ventral Vertebrates vesicle whilst wings Zoantharia zoöids
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