Physiology and histology of the Cubomedusæ: including Dr. F.S. Conant's notes on the physiologyBerger, E. W. (Edward William)
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Physiology and histology of the Cubomedusæ: including Dr. F.S. Conant's notes on the physiology
Berger, E. W. (Edward William)
Cubomedusae
c. The sensory niches of this same animal were treated with 2.5 per cent.
acetic acid by means of a pipette. The stalks of all four clubs showed
white. Pulsations ceased. The velarium showed feeble local contractions.
The movements of the proboscis and suspensoria drawing down the stomach
continued. Upon stirring the animal it gave rather feeble, somewhat
convulsive pulsations with local (fibrillar) contractions; the pulsations
in some cases were pretty well coördinated, but were more on the
twitching kind.
13. Three clubs were removed. The animal pulsated well, only a little
less strongly, perhaps. After a minute or two the fourth club was
removed. It pulsated almost immediately, perhaps thirty seconds after the
operation. It swam very well and pulsated feebly five hours after the
operation.
14. One from jar (a) (Experiment 6) was operated upon. When the first
club was cut off there was a paralysis of pulsation followed by a quick
recovery. Cutting off the second club seemed to stimulate pulsation,
the third to diminish it; after cutting off the fourth club it still
pulsated. When placed in a large jar it pulsated on the bottom, but not
strong enough to swim. The pulsations were fairly regular and sometimes
seemed to occur in groups of two, but these groups were not well marked.
15. Another one from jar (a) was taken. One club was cut out, upon
which there was a very temporary paralysis followed by good pulsations
afterwards. The _proboscis_, as in all cases noticed, gave active
movements to this side and that side. These movements of the proboscis
were often very quick and definitely directed as if a well defined
stimulus were given. After the operation one _pedalium_ contracted so as
to be at a right angle to the main axis of the bell; shortly a second
pedalium also contracted. Placed in a small round dish the animal swam
actively.
A second club was removed, and it swam as well as before. After fifteen
minutes it was not swimming but pulsating against the jar. Upon stirring
it a little it swam vigorously ten to fifteen strokes and then stopped.
It seemed weak and its movements appeared not so definite, though this
might be due to weakness.
A third club was removed. The only change seemed to be rather greater
weakness.
After about five minutes the fourth club was removed. Paralysis of
pulsation followed. It had the power to contract its _pedalia_ when these
were rather vigorously stimulated with a needle. It also gave one feeble
pulsation when so stimulated.
16. The sensory clubs were removed from another. After removal of
the third one it still pulsated actively, but stopped completely and
apparently for good after the removal of the fourth club. Another one
stopped pulsating apparently for good upon removing the third club.
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