A C T I N I A. 



perly belongs to this genus, as it produces its offspring 

 from an adhering tubulous bafe, and the eonftruclion of 

 the inner parts upon diffection fcem to differ from the 

 reft. At prefent I fhall rank it as a fpecies, till future 

 difcoveries inform us better. 



i. Actinia Cereus. 



Actinia tentaculis de7tu- 

 datis ?iu?nerofiffimis^ cor- 

 pore lo?igitud'maliter ful- 

 cato. 



Sea Torchthijlle. 



This animal flower has 

 many claws, which it cannot 

 contract ; the body of it is 

 ftriated or furrowed length- 

 ways. 



Hydra tentaculis denudatis numerojiffimis^ corpore lon~ 

 gitudinaliter fulcato. Gartner Phil. Tranf. Vol. 52. 

 pag. 78. tab. 1. fig. 1. 



This animal was found on the coaft of Cornwall by my 

 worthy friend Jofeph Gasrtner, M. D. F. R. S. and is 

 defcribed by him in the Philofophical Tranfactions. 



The claws are of a beautiful feagreen color, ending at 

 the points in a lively rofe color ; the difk or center of the 

 claws and the body are of a brown color.. 



2. Aclinia Bellis. 



Sea Daijie. 



This animal flower has a 

 head like the calyx of a flower, 

 having many variegated claws, 

 which it draws in. Its body 

 is covered with little warts. 



Hydra calycifiora, tentaculis retraSiilibus variegatis, 

 corpore verrucofo. Gartner Phil. Tranf. Vol. 52. pag. 79. 



Aclinia calyci/Iora, ten- 

 taculis retraElilibus varie- 

 gatis, corpore verrucofo. 



tab. 



1. fig. 2. 



This 



