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Cirripedia   Listen
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Cirripedia  n. pl.  (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa.






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"Cirripedia" Quotes from Famous Books



... having sufficient anatomical knowledge, a great pile of MS. which I made during the voyage has proved almost useless. I thus lost much time, with the exception of that spent in acquiring some knowledge of the Crustaceans, as this was of service when in after years I undertook a monograph of the Cirripedia. ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I • Francis Darwin

... aquatic worms which are never exposed to the air, multiplying and diversifying their races with time, and gradually making progress in the complication of their structure, have caused the formation of the Annelida, Cirripedia, and molluscs, which together form an uninterrupted portion of the ...
— Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution - His Life and Work • Alpheus Spring Packard



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