Online Encyclopedia

BATHYBIUS ((3aObc, deep, and (3ws life)

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 521 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

BATHYBIUS ((3aObc, deep, and (3ws
See also:
life)
  , a slimy substance at one time supposed to exist in
See also:
great masses in the depths of the ocean and to consist of undifferentiated
See also:
protoplasm . Regarding it as an organism which represented the simplest form of
See also:
life, Huxley about 1868 named it Bathybius Haeckelii . But investigations carried out in connexion with the " Challenger " expedition indicated that it was an artificial product, composed of a flocculent precipitate of
See also:
gypsum thrown down from sea-
See also:
water by
See also:
alcohol, and the hypothesis of its organic character was abandoned by most biologists, Huxley included .

End of Article: BATHYBIUS ((3aObc, deep, and (3ws life)
[back]
BATHVILLITE
[next]
BATHYCLES

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.