3. On the Structure and Economy of Tethea, and on an undescribed species from the Spitzbergen Seas.

The author, after a brief summary of the observations of Donati, M. Edwards, Forbes, Johnston, and Huxley, on various species of Tethea, described the structure, and deduced the probable economy of a large species apparently undescribed, some specimens of which he had procured from the Spitzbergen S...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Goodsir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1857
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600027693
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Summary:The author, after a brief summary of the observations of Donati, M. Edwards, Forbes, Johnston, and Huxley, on various species of Tethea, described the structure, and deduced the probable economy of a large species apparently undescribed, some specimens of which he had procured from the Spitzbergen Seas.