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SYRINOA. 



3. Clytia syrhga. Cells inclining to a cone, 

 longer than their peduncle, and dispersed. 



Seas of Europe. 



URN-SHAPED. 



4. Clytia umigera. Stem flexuous, stoloniferous, 

 and rampant ; cells on long peduncles, globular, and 

 truncated ; ovaria nearly oval, with a small truncated 

 opening. — ^Plate 5. fig. 6. a. B. C. 



On the fucus of Australasia. 



GRAPE. 



5. Clytia uva. Branching and rampant ; cells 

 nearly sessile, oval, and pointed. 



European seas. 



WRINKLED. 



6. Clytia rugosa. Ovaria oval, marked with ir- 

 regular transverse bands ; the opening small, with 

 one, two, or three teeth. 



European seas. 



LAOMEDEA. 



Plant-like, and branching; cells stipited orsub- 

 stipited, and dispersed on the stems and branches. 



The Laomedeas are easily known by the short pe- 

 duncle that supports their cells, by the form and situa- 

 tion of those cells, as well as by the inarticulated and 

 slightly branched stem ; in some species but little 



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