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tisj ojfe ancipiti corneo ni- which ftand erect, and are de- 

 gricante. fended by ftony fpicula?, or 



fpines. The bony part is flat- 

 tim, with two edges, of a 

 horny nature and blackim co- 

 lor. 



This is very common all about the American iflands in 

 the Weft Indies. The polypes have eight claws, and are 

 protected by thefe fpines. This is one of Mr. Greg's col- 

 lection ; and upon diffecting it, I firft difcovered the 

 fpawn, which confifts of round white eggs, like thofe de- 

 fcribed in the Alcyonium digitatum, or Dead Man's Toes, 

 and when it is fent forth, it pafTes through the polypes as 

 it does in the Alcyonium. 



7. Gorgonia verticillaris. Sardinian White Gorgon. 



Gorgonia teres pinnata 

 ramofa^ ramidis a/temis 

 parallelism ofculis verticilla- 

 tis incurvatis, came fqua- 

 nlulis albidis vitreis ob- 

 ieEid, ojje e/aminis fubtefta- 

 ceis nitidis compojito. 



S. 



This Gorgon has round pin- 

 nated branches ; the little fide 

 branches are alternate and pa- 

 rallel, with mouths bending 

 inwards, and placed in whirls 

 about the ftera and branches. 

 The flefh is covered with lit- 

 tle white glaffy fcales, and the 

 bone is compofed of layers of 

 a mining pearl-colored fhelly 

 fubftance. 



Sea-Feather. Ellis Corallin. pag. 60. tab. 26. fig. 



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Gorgonia verticillaris, Linn. Syft, Nat. Ed. 12. p. 1289. 



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