A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2): The Balanidæ, (or Sessile Cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc., etc.Darwin, Charles
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A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2): The Balanidæ, (or Sessile Cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc., etc.
Darwin, Charles
Balanidae; Cirripedia
Structure of shell 34
" of the individual compartments 43
" of the radii 45
" of the alæ 47
" of the sheath 48
" of the basis 49
" of the opercular valves (scuta and terga) 51
Growth of whole shell and microscopical structure 54
Muscles of sack 61
Branchiæ 63
Thorax and body 65
Muscular system 68
Movements and muscles of the cirri 71
Mouth 74
Cirri 81
Caudal appendages 85
Alimentary canal 85
Circulatory system 87
Nervous system 88
Eyes and vision 93
Acoustic organs 95
Olfactory sacks 97
Male organs of generation 97
Female organs of generation 100
Metamorphoses and homologies 102
Larva, first stage 103
Larva, second stage 109
Larva, last or pupal stage 110
Act of metamorphosis 126
On the homologies of the carapace 131
Cementing apparatus 133
Affinities, classification, variation 152
Rate of growth, exuviation, &c. 156
Geographical range and habitats 159
Geological history 172
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