The ocean world : being a description of the sea and some of its inhabitants / From the French of Louis Figuier.

  • Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894
Date:
[1872]
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Credit: The ocean world : being a description of the sea and some of its inhabitants / From the French of Louis Figuier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Donax trunculus, 312. ,, rugosus and D. denticulatus, 337. Dredge employed in oyster fishing, 387. Dujardin’s discoyeries, 92. D’Ûrville’s voyages, 47. Adelia’s Land, 48. Dykes of Holland undermined, 322. Early dawnings of animal life, 62. Echineis rémora, 642. Echineis rémora, 643. Echinidæ, 273. Skeleton and masti- cating apparatus, 275. Echinodermata, 253. Echinus esculentus, 276. Echinus esculentus, 277. ,, lividus, 279. Edible Snails, 422. Edwardsia calimorpha, 215. Edwardsia calimorpha, 215. EfFects of hurricanes, 40. Eggs of Sepia officinalis, 483. Electrical Eel, 570. Electric al eel, the, 571. Electrical properties of the Torpédo, 540. Organs described, 542. Electric ray, the, 539. Eledone moschatus, its habits, 491. Encrinites, or Stone-lilies, 264. Encrinus liliformis, 264. Equinoctial currents, 25. Eschara, 303, 308. Esocidæ, 568. Euglena viridis, loi. Euglena viridis, loi. Evaporation, 16. Itseffectsonthesea, 17. Exocætus exiliens, 565. Experiments on the Physalia, 144.. Exubérance of life in the océan, 55. Fabularia discolithes, 82. Fabularia discolithes, 81. Falkland Islands, 164. Fan Gorgon, 223. File-fish (Balistes), 561. File-fish, the, 561. Fis h’s eye, a, 531. Eishes, their organisation, 527. Loco- motive apparatus, ib. Swimming bladder, 528. Breathing apparatus, 530. Sight, ib. Propagation, 532. Classification, 533. Fishing for Coral, 236. ,, Electrical Eels with horses, 572. ,, Holibut, 613. ,, Sponges, 70. Fistularia, 621. Flabellum pavonium, 178. Flabellum pavonium, 177. Fiat fishes, their organisation, 604, Flight of the Flying-fish, 565. Flounders (Platessa flesus), 608. Flustra foliacea, 307. Flustra foliacea, 308. Flying-fish, 565. Flying-fish, the, 566. Flying Gurnard, 628. Foraminifera, 79. Franklin’s discoveries, 44. Fringing reefs, 198. Frog-fish (Lophius), 643. Frog-fish, the, 644. Fungia agariciformis, 182. ,, echinata, 184. Fungia échina ta, 182. ,, patella, 183. Fusus colus, 461. ,, pagodus, 461. ,, proboscidiferus, 461. Fusus proboscidiferus, F. pagodus, and F. colus, 462. Gadidæ, 613. Galeolaria aurantiaca, 128. Ganoidea, 533, 552. Génération, Spontaneous, 95. Geographical distribution ofÔysters, 37S. Gigantic Cephalopod stranded on the coast of J utland, 486. Globe-fish, 559. Globe-fish, the, 559- Gold-fish Dorada, teeth of, 532, Gorgoniaflabellum, 220,221. ,, verticellata, 222, 223. Gorgonia flabellum, G. verticellata, 223. Gorgonidæ, 220. Gulf of Mexico, 8. ,, Stream, 28. Gurnard, the flying, 628. ,, the red, 627. Gurnards (Trigla), 627. Gymnotus, its electrical properties, 572. Effect of its shock, 572.