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branches in their thickest part from two centimetres 

 to two and a half. 

 The Antilles. 



MAMMIFORM. 



8. EuNiCEA mflwzmosa. Branching; nearly dichoto- 

 mous ; papillous projections cylindrical, from two to 

 five millimetres in length, the opening almost lobed ; 

 Carmelite colour ; height two decimetres. — Plate 17. 



CALIX-FORMED. 



9. EuNiCEA calyculata. Dichotomous ; branches 

 thick and upright ; projections large, and formed like a 

 calix. 



PRICKLY. 



10. Eunice A murkata. Dichotomous or branch- 

 ing ; papillae cylindrical, from two to three millime- 

 tres in length, dispersed, upright, and in a manner 

 imbricated. 



American seas. 



RUSH-LIKE. 



11. Eunice A scirpea. Base with a foliated or 

 leafy appearance ; stem very simple and upright. 



Indian seas. 



Not a. We are informed by Pallas, (one of the philo- 

 sophers of the last century, who, though not emanci- 

 pated from the prejudices that had preceded his age, 

 yet by his observations and labours contributed 

 greatly to the advancement of knowledge), that this 

 last species of Eunicea is remarkable for the form of 

 its base, composed of numerous, thin, leaf-shaped 

 membranes, torn, striated, and of a curly appearance 

 when desiccated. 



