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The membrane is longitudinally striped and covered with long and vibratile cilia.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
This larva swims by means of minute vibratile hairs, or ciliæ.
From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Sir John Lubbock
Larva of Ophiuran; e'-eiv arms, r' riv solid rods, v v' vibratile chord, w w' water system, b madreporic body, a d digestive system.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
The spermatozoa of most animals are of linear form, each with a head, a middle-piece and a long vibratile tail which is used for locomotion.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
Profile view of larva; b madreporic opening, w' earlet, a d digestive system, m mouth, v v' vibratile chord.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
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