The most interesting feature in the history of this zoophyte is that of its usually inhabiting the shell of some defunct univalve mollusk, such as the Trochus, or the great whelk, Buccinum undatum.
And the rather because the association of the Crab with the Zoophyte is a thing so much more singular, so much more unaccountable, and so much less generally known, that I shall seek to tell the story in some detail.
The situation of the zoophyte was quite normal,--the centre immediately below the breast of the Crab, and in contact with the inner lip of the shell, while that wing which I could clearly see was creeping round upon the outer lip.
I then released the shell with its tenant, and drove the latter towards the spot where the zoophyte lay.
The radiated animal and the curious zoophyte will also be found congregated together there; all of them, no doubt, at times mutilated or partly digested, but not unfrequently fresh and complete, as if newly past the voracious jaws.
Yet in other respects the zoophyte seemed healthy.
Yet I felt reluctant to present to the Crab a larger shell, fearing that he would, in availing himself of it, desert his zoophyte friend, which would then die, and I should lose the specimen.
By this action, the highly elastic axis must be bent at the lower extremity, where it is naturally slightly curved; and I imagine it is by this elasticity alone that the zoophyte is enabled to rise again through the mud.
Certainly in this zoophyte such appeared to be the case.
I will only mention one other animal, a zoophyte (I believe Virgularia Patagonica), a kind of sea-pen.
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 organised.
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.
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.
The zoophyte branch offered some very unusual specimens from its two groups, the polyps and the echinoderms.
Obviously, in the presence of these zoophyteand mollusk specimens, the fine lad was classifying his head off.
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 samezoophyte is also found abundantly in the Permian of Germany.
In the following list the name of the Zoophyte is followed by the depth in fathoms, the country and degrees S.
This peculiar zoophyte was known as the gasternowl.
From porcelain boxes suspended along the roof of the conservatory a perfect forest of strange plants depended, a species of zoophyte known as the yarp-happy, which seemed to be a combination of ape and flower.
The zoophyte referred to was another bird plant that flew around the conservatory possessing the head and body of an eagle, the wings of a butterfly and the tail of a plant.
This curiouszoophyte unwinds itself on the bosom of the waters, like a scarf of iridescent shades.
In order to prevent this troublesome result, it is very desirable that the several species of sponges should be naturalized on the French and Algerian coast, and the cultivation and reproduction of the zoophyte protected.
This zoophyte consists of a thin, straight, fleshy stem, with alternate rows of polypi on each side, and surrounding an elastic stony axis, varying in length from eight inches to two feet.
That thezoophyte must have lived for some time after having become a movable thing, is proved," says Dr.
This beautiful zoophyteis found plentifully in the Atlantic, living in flocks, which attain a great size.
The zoophyte fixes itself upon the rocks on the sea shore, and covers itself with sand.
Let us finally note among the Siphonophoræ a zoophytewhich has attracted great attention, and has been described under many names.
This fine zoophyte is found in the seas which surround the Isle of Bourbon and the Mauritius, a fine example of which is to be seen in the collection of the Museum of Natural History of Paris.
Sometimes the conflict between the sedentary zoophyte and the vagrant crustacean becomes serious.
It is evident that after submersion the zoophyte will only continue to develop itself on the upper surface, and within the limits which its nature prescribes.
The box pulled out of the hatch, the sea-gods threw up the sponge, thatzoophyte being handy.
Often in a moss-agate we find evident remains of tentacles, proving that when the pebble was born it contained some zoophyte or sea anemone kind of creature, which in the process of silicification was decomposed.
This Zoophytetwines itself parasitically upon a species of Sertularia.
To me, this zoophyte is as a being of another sphere; and till I can create some link in my own mind between it and humanity it is as nothing in my eyes.
Can we hold that the nervous system of the zoophyte is the same as that of the mollusk, and this latter the same as that of the articulata, or this again the same as that of the vertebrata?
By this action, the highly-elastic axis must be bent at the lower extremity, where it is naturally slightly curved; and I imagine it is by this elasticity alone that the zoophyte is enabled to rise again through the mud.
This last and most remarkable species of Zoophyte presents itself in great masses many yards in circumference, and necessitates a long period of time for its production.
D’Orbigny have gone a long way towards explaining their operations; for the Zoophyte in action is an aggregation of these minute Polyps.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "zoophyte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
