64 CLASSIFICATIONS OF ZOOPHYTES. 



Ord. XIII. Caryophyllaires.— Caryophyllie. Turbinolopse. Tur- 

 binolie. Cyclolite. Fongie. 



Ord. XIV. Meandriiiees —Pavone. Apsendesie. Agarice. Mean- 

 di-ine. Monticulaire. 



Ord. XV. Astrees.— Echinopore. Explanaire. Astree. 



Ord! XVI. Madreporees— Porite. Seriatopore. Pocillopore. Ma- 

 drepore. Ociiline. Styline. Sarcinule. 



Section III. 

 PoLYPiERs TUBULES.— Stony, formed of distinct and parallel tubes. 

 Ord. XVII. Tubiporees.— Catenipore. Favosite. Eunomie. Tubi- 



pore. 



Division HI- 



POLYPIDOMS CARNOSE, MORE OR LESS IRRITABLE 

 AND WITHOUT A CENTRAL AXIS. 



Ord. XVni. Alcyonees.— Alcyon. Lobulaire. Ammothee. Xenia. 



Anthelie. Alcyonidee. Alcyonelle. Hallirhoe. 

 Ord. XIX. Polyclinees — Distome. SigiUine. Synoique. Aplide. 



Polycline. Diderane. Eucelie. Botrylle. 

 Ord. XX. Actinaires.-Chenendopore. Hypalime. Lymnoree. 



Pelagie. Montlivaltie. Isaure. leree. 



Remark on this system seems almost unnecessary. The 

 student will deem it too complex with all its sections and sub- 

 sections ; and the experienced naturalist will at once eschew it 

 as only tending to embroil, and confuse and nulhfy all the know- 

 ledae which has been acquired on the structure and physiology 

 of the remarkable creatures which are here so elaborately mis- 

 arranged. Animals which the admirable anatomical researches 

 of Savignv had proved, by the consent of all, to belong to a dif- 

 ferent category, are here forcibly degraded to their Linnaean 

 rank, and stand in juxtaposition with true zoophytes on the 

 one hand, and doubtful ones on the .other ; and, perhaps to 

 make room for these pretenders, some rightful claimants, as 

 Hydra and Pennatula, are altogether excluded : some genera 

 so nearly aUied that their distinction may be questioned, for ex- 

 ample, Flustra and Eschara, stand in different divisions at wide 

 distances ; while others, which have not one character of im- 

 portance to connect, and every thing to dissever them, are placed 



