A Monograph on the Sub-Class Cirripedia With Figures of All the Species (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Monograph on the Sub-Class Cirripedia: With Figures of All the Species <p>In the liver being formed on the molluscous type; I do not think this is the case, but I do not quite understand the point in question. 6th. In not having a head or organs of sense this is singularly erroneous: Professor Leidy has shown the existence of eyes in the mature Cirripede; the antennae, though preserved, certainly become functionless soon after the last metamorphosis but there exist other organs of sense, which I believe serve for smelling and hearing: and lastly, so far from there being no head, the whole of the Cirripede externally Visible, consists exclusively of the three anterior segments of the head. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.