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No . Was it to the mollusks , from the cephalopodes to the bryozoans , that he had given his preference , and had malacology no more secrets for him ? Not at all . Then it was on the radiates , echinoderms , acalephes , polypes , entozoons , sponges , and infusoria , that he had for such a long time burned the midnight oil ? It must , indeed , be confessed that it was not on the radiates . Now , in zoology there only remains to be mentioned the division of the articulates , so it must be that it was on this division that Cousin Benedict 's only passion was expended . Yes , and still it is necessary to select .