Identifier: faunageographyof12gard (
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The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes : being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900Year:
1903 (
1900s)Authors:
Gardiner, John Stanley, 1872-1946Subjects:
Zoology ZoologyPublisher:
Cambridge : University PressContributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:incision to show the internal organs, x 2. Fig. 6. One of the chitinous projections found amongst the hooks of the introvert, highly magnified. Fig. 7. Two of the hooks of the introvert, highly magnified. Fig. 8. Transverse section through the semi-circular mouth, showing the base of the lophophoreand the lower lip, each with nerves coloured yellow and blood sinuses white, highlymagnified. Fig. 9. Transverse section through the posterior half of the brain and through the ventral halfof the circumoesophageal nerve-ring, both coloured yellow. Fig. 10. Transverse section through the retracted introvert and the ventral nerve cord. Theintrovert had contracted into a three-ridged tube. The hooks and nervous system arecoloured yellow. One of the chitinous projections is shown. Fig. 11. Transverse section through the anterior half of the brain showing the eyes; the twohalves of the circumoesophageal cord are shown on each side of the oesophagus. Faina ar.a 3co0ra.phy Maldives and Laccadives.Text Appearing After Image:/ 4. Shipley- Sipunculoidea. £iVf/son^ Ca/n6rfc^e. LAND AND FKESHWATER MOLLUSCA. By Edgar A. Smith. The small collection obtained by Mr Stanley Gardiners expedition is of special interestas being the first made in these islands. As far as I can ascertain, not a single land orfreshwater shell has hitherto been recorded from these localities. The present collection comprises eight land and two freshwater forms fiom the Maldivesand four terrestrial species from the Laccadives, three of which are included among thosefrom the Maldives. The latter group, judging from the collection at hand, does not possessa single indigenous species, all the forms occurring either on the Indian Peninsula or inCeylon or other localities. The single species (Sitala vagata), described as new from theLaccadives, will in all probability eventually be found on the mainland of South India. The following table shows at a glance the distribution of the species recorded:— India Ceylon other localities XXXX X XX XNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
