RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1874]. The very central short t(entacles) do bend / Draft of Coral reefs 2d ed (fair copy), p. 185. CUL-DAR57.140. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1
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Oct 21
The very central shrt t. do bend to object on one side — thoroughly do not bend from immersion.
Th longer to in 3d or 4th row from outside seem not so capable of accurate pointing, but wonderful how accurately all the shorter ones converge to same exact point; the long outermost one seem flattened —
(Another leaf a little inaccuracy on opposite side transversely of disc ones in short ones.)
(Even short t. with 5 or 6 rows of cells. including perimeter of marginal cell ... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Now when irregular course very oblique toward one end, then cells nearest central disc have thus only inflect
Cells of longest tentacles
(4 wide. 23—24 long — →(to diagram) 6 times as long in tentacles) — I say 30 long — so 7—8 time as long or 32 long so say many 7 or 8 times as long as broad. (say from 6 to 8 time as long)
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