Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 1889, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 1889, Vol. 1During the last Easter vacation I was enabled, through the kindness and hospitality of Mr. J. Bracebridge Wilson, to accompany him on several occasions while engaged in dredging operations at various localities near Port Phillip Heads. On one of these occasions we obtained a consider able quantity of a very remarkable arenaceous organism attached to the base of a mass of Ascidians. On my return to the University I examined my spirit - preserved specimens of this organism with some care, but without being able to elucidate its true nature. As it promised to prove of unusual interest I wrote to Mr. Wilson, asking him if he could send me some more specimens in a living condition. In consequence of my request Mr. Wilson devoted a considerable amount of time and trouble to again searching for the organism in question, and succeeded in afew days' time in sending me living Specimens, not only of the species which I had previously obtained, but also of another quite distinct species of the same genus. These specimens reached me in excellent condition, and a glance at the living animal at once proved it to be a Polvzoon of very novel and peculiar form.The genus, which is new to science, would appear to be not uncommon in Port Phillip, for Mr. Wilson informs me that he has been familiar with it for many years, and has often dredged it by the handful. He has also kindly suggested that, considering the difficulty experienced in determining its true character, the generic name Cryptozoon would not be inappropriate, a suggestion of which I am very happy to be able to avail myself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.