A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2): The Lepadidae; Or, Pedunculated CirripedesDarwin, Charles
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A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2): The Lepadidae; Or, Pedunculated Cirripedes
Darwin, Charles
Cirripedia; Lepadidae
Every locality, under each species, is given from specimens ticketed in
a manner and under circumstances appearing to me worthy of full
confidence,--the specific determination being in each case made by
myself.
CLASS--CRUSTACEA. SUB-CLASS--CIRRIPEDIA.
FAMILY--LEPADIDÆ.
_Cirripedia pedunculo flexili, musculis instructo: scutis[3] musculo
adductore solummodô instructis: valvis cæteris, siquæ adsunt, in annulum
immobilem haud conjunctis._
Cirripedia having a peduncle, flexible, and provided with muscles.
Scuta[3] furnished only with an adductor muscle: other valves, when
present, not united into an immovable ring.
Metamorphoses; larva, first stage, pp. 9-12; larva, second
stage, p. 13; larva, last stage, p. 14; its carapace, ib.;
acoustic organs, p. 15; antennæ, ib.; eyes, p. 16; mouth, p. 17;
thorax and limbs, p. 18; abdomen, p. 19; viscera, ib.; immature
cirripede, p. 20; homologies of parts, p. 25.
Description of mature Lepadidæ, p. 28; capitulum, ib.; peduncle,
p. 31; attachment, p. 33; filamentary appendages, p. 38; shape
of body, and muscular system, p. 39; mouth, ib.; cirri, p. 42;
caudal appendages, p. 43; alimentary canal, 44; circulatory
system, p. 46; nervous system, ib.; eyes, p. 49; olfactory
organs, p. 52; acoustic(?) organs, p. 53; male sexual organs, p.
55; female organs, p. 56; ovigerous lamellæ, p. 58; ovigerous
fræna, ib.; exuviation, p. 61; rate of growth, ib.; size, ib.;
affinities of family, p. 64; range and habitats, p. 65;
geological history, p. 66.
[3] The meaning of this and all other terms is given in the
Introduction, at pp. 3-7.
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