The Littoral Fauna of the British Isles: A Handbook for CollectorsOriginally published in 1967, as the fourth edition of a text first published in 1939, this reference book provided the serious student of marine biology with the means of identifying the extraordinary variety of living creatures to be found on the British and Irish coasts, without the need for searching through large specialised monographs or papers scattered in zoological journals. It was written to encourage observation of the habits and structure of the living animal in its natural surroundings, supplemented by closer study in the laboratory, with special attention to characters of systematic importance, and to give preliminary training in systematic work. The keys in this book enabled the collector to trace an animal at least to its genus; and in the process learn how to carry the investigation further if need be in the specialist monographs, of which lists are given at the head of each chapter. |
Contents
Lobosa | 13 |
Demospongiae | 21 |
Calyptoblastea | 32 |
Anthozoa | 39 |
Ctenophora | 46 |
Rhabdocoela | 49 |
Archiannelida | 56 |
Echiuroidea | 97 |
Cirripedia | 102 |
Crustacea | 138 |
219 | 194 |
Cheilostomata | 219 |
Phoronidea | 226 |
Tunicata | 256 |
Pisces | 260 |
299 | |
Common terms and phrases
abdomen animals antennae anus aperture appendages areas arms attached bands base bearing body branched branchiae broad brown calcareous carapace Cerata chaetae cirri coasts Colony colour Common covered deep disk distinct dorsal dorsal fin eggs eight elongated eyes female fish five fixed flattened foot four green head lateral legs length lines littoral lobes longitudinal lower male mantle margin mark mouth muscle numerous occur operculum orange oval pairs pale palps papillae plates pointed pools posterior present Proboscis processes rays reddish region Rhinophores ribs rock rostrum rounded rows sand scales segments separate shallow water shaped Shell shore short side simple Siphons slender smooth species specimens spicules spines spiral sponge stones surface teeth tentacles thick thin thoracic tide tube usually valve ventral weed whorls worms yellow yellowish zone zooid