Forms of Animal Life: Being Outlines of Zoological Classification Based Upon Anatomical Investigation and Illustrated by Descriptions of Specimens and of Figures |
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abdominal adult ambulacral Amphibia anatomy animal Annelids antennae anteriorly anus aorta appear appendages arch artery Arthropoda articulated Ascidian Astacus azygos body bones branchial calcareous canal caudal cervical chitinous ciliated coeca Coelenterata commissural connected coracoid cord corresponding Crustacea Decapods developed digestive tract Dipnoi dorsal ducts Echinodermata Elasmobranchii endostyle external figure Fishes function ganglia ganglion Ganoidei gills glands heart Holothurioidea homologous insects integument internal intestine Lamellibranchiata larvae layer less liver lobes Mammals mantle mass middle line mouth muscles muscular nerve neural oesophagus opening ordinarily orifice Orthoptera ossicles pairs passing perivisceral cavity pharynx placed Platyelminthes Polyzoa portion possess post-abdominal posterior posteriorly prolonged relation reproductive resemble respiratory ribs seen segmental organs sexual shell side skeleton species spines sternal sternum stomach structures Sub-kingdom superiorly supra-oesophageal surface tentacles thoracic transverse Trematodes tube upper vas deferens vein ventral Vermes vertebrae Vertebrata vessels visceral water-vascular whilst
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