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The Animal of Millepora

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IT is a remarkable fact that during all the discussions on the late L. Agassiz's statements regarding the animal of Millepora some very careful drawings of it have been in the possession of Major-General Nelson, R.E. They were done by himself during his residence at Bermuda at the time when he was writing that communication to the Geological Society on the reefs and general structure of the islands which, has made Lieut. Nelson, R.E., a name of mark.

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DUNCAN, P. The Animal of Millepora. Nature 13, 465–466 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/013465d0

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