The Sea Shore

Name: The Sea Shore
Author: Furneaux, William S.

Furneaux, William S.

Marine biology -- Great Britain; Seashore; Seashore biology

Of the many illustrations, which must necessarily greatly assist the
reader in understanding the structure of the selected types and in the
identification of the different species, a large number have been
prepared especially for this work.

                            CONTENTS

     CHAPTER                                                    PAGE

        I. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEA SHORE            1

       II. THE SEA-SIDE NATURALIST                                21

      III. SEA ANGLING                                            34

       IV. THE MARINE AQUARIUM                                    51

        V. THE PRESERVATION OF MARINE OBJECTS                     71

       VI. EXAMINATION OF MARINE OBJECTS--DISSECTION              91

      VII. THE PROTOZOA OF THE SEA SHORE                         102

     VIII. BRITISH SPONGES                                       115

       IX. THE COELENTERATES--JELLY-FISHES, ANEMONES, AND
             THEIR ALLIES                                        127

        X. STARFISHES, SEA URCHINS, ETC.                         157

       XI. MARINE WORMS                                          172

      XII. MARINE MOLLUSCS                                       190

     XIII. MARINE ARTHROPODS                                     256

      XIV. MARINE VERTEBRATES                                    306

       XV. SEA WEEDS                                             343

      XVI. THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE SEA-SIDE                  391

     INDEX                                                       425

                         LIST OF COLOURED PLATES

            _Drawn by_ MR. ROBERT LILLIE _and reproduced by_
                 MESSRS. ANDRÉ & SLEIGH, LTD., _Bushey_.

                       PLATE I--_A ROCK-POOL_         _Frontispiece_

                      PLATE II--_SEA ANEMONES_      _To face p. 142_

             1, 2, 3. _Actinia mesembryanthemum._
             4. _Caryophyllia Smithii._
             5. _Tealia crassicornis._
             6. _Sagartia bellis._
             7. _Balanophyllia regia._
             8. _Actinoloba dianthus._

                     PLATE III--_SEA ANEMONES_      _To face p. 150_

             1. _Sagartia troglodytes._
             2.     ”     _venusta._
             3. _Actinia  glauca._
             4.    ”     _chiococca._
             5. _Bunodes Ballii._
             6.    ”     _gemmacea._
             7. _Anthea cereus._
             8. _Sagartia rosea._

                     PLATE IV--_ECHINODERMS_        _To face p. 168_

             1. _Asterias rubens._
             2. _Goniaster equestris._
             3. _Ophiothrix fragilis._
             4. _Echinocardium cordatum._
             5. _Echinus miliaris._
             6.     ”   _esculentus._

                      PLATE V--_MOLLUSCS_           _To face p. 222_

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The Sea Shore

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