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1 Infusoria _Traces of Infusoria_ (?) 1 Gneiss and Mica\
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_living_ protein -- one of those minute microscopic living things which throng our pools, and are known as Infusoria -- such a creature, for instance, as an Euglena, and place it in our vessel of water.
Science & Education Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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_living_ protein -- one of those minute microscopic living things which throng our pools, and are known as Infusoria -- such a creature, for instance, as an Euglena, and place it in our vessel of water.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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German naturalist noted for his studies of Infusoria.
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It is highly remarkable, from being composed, to at least one-tenth part of its bulk, of Infusoria:
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It is highly remarkable, from being composed, to at least one-tenth part of its bulk, of Infusoria:
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The central and intertropical parts of the Atlantic swarm with Pteropoda, Crustacea, and Radiata, and with their devourers the flying-fish, and again with their devourers the bonitos and albicores; I presume that the numerous lower pelagic animals feed on the Infusoria, which are now known, from the researches of Ehrenberg, to abound in the open ocean: but on what, in the clear blue water, do these Infusoria subsist?
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The central and intertropical parts of the Atlantic swarm with Pteropoda, Crustacea, and Radiata, and with their devourers the flying-fish, and again with their devourers the bonitos and albicores; I presume that the numerous lower pelagic animals feed on the Infusoria, which are now known, from the researches of Ehrenberg, to abound in the open ocean: but on what, in the clear blue water, do these Infusoria subsist?
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A very remarkable quality which the Infusoria possess -- one very useful for the aquarium, and one which would seem to settle their place in the
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various
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Numerous living Infusoria have been brought to the light of day, from their hidden recesses, by the lead.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various
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