208 CLASS III.— ORDER II. 



ROD-LIKE. 



33. GoRGONiA virgulata. Widely branching; 

 branches not numerous, cylindrical, long, almost 

 simple, and distant at their commencement; rind a 

 red lilac or yellow ; polypi rather projecting, and al- 

 most dispersed ; height from three to four decime- 

 tres. 



Carolina, in North America. 



FURROWED. 



34. GoRGONiA sulcifera. Stem branching; branches 

 lateral, dispersed, long, and marked with two oppo- 

 site furrows, which reach to the extremities ; polypi 

 dispersed, and rather projecting; ciliated on the 

 borders of the opening ; axe whitish ; rind orange ; 

 height from ten to twelve decimetres. 



Indian Ocean. 



HORNED. 



35. Gorgon I A ceratophyta. Branches long, chan- 

 nelled, and nearly dichotomous ; polypi in two rows ; 

 rind red. 



Mediterranean and other seas. 



SUPPLE. 



3G. Gorgon I A viminalis. Very long, branching, 

 and slightly compressed ; branches distant, scat- 

 tered, long, and straight; polypi slightly projecting, 

 and dispersed. 



Mediterranean. 



BERTOLONI'S. 



37. Gorgonia Bertohnii, Cylindrical, and dichoto- 



