RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1853-1854]. Draft of Living Cirripedia (1854), Balanus patellaris, folio 3. CUL-DAR210.13.3. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR210.13 contains Annie's letters, memorabilia & letters relating to death of Anne 'Annie' Elizabeth Darwin and reminiscence of Charles Waring Darwin.
The text of the draft corresponds to Living Cirripedia (1854), pp. 260-61.
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B. patellaris
of the same species. Base flat, & this holds good, as remarked by Spengler, even when the specimens are attached to curved cylindrical pieces of wood.─
(animal body unknown.)
In the structure of the basis & in the radii being an old specimen rounded summits & of the tinge this species approaches to the common B. crenatus.) & its allies of the Europe gradation
Affinities. In this basis being sometimes permeated towards the circumference with by pores & by the colouring (all (the [text excised] the next section being dirty white)
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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