exuviation
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It had, probably, undergone only one exuviation since its metamorphosis, for the larva is nearly as long, namely, 25/1000ths of an inch.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
I may remark that one, or more commonly two or three branched filaments stand nearly in the centre of each circular line of exuviation or splitting.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
This last shell of 12th September subsisted until 29th March, being 197 days, when it was thrown off during another exuviation.'
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
Peduncle.—The most remarkable fact concerning this part, is that the outer tunic, together with the calcareous scales with which it is covered, is moulted at each successive period of exuviation and growth.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Like the integuments of the body, and unlike the valves of the capitulum, these calcified plates are thrown off at each exuviation.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
