Veficulated Corallines. 2f 



This Species of Animals feems to be nearly allied to the 

 Bell-animals, adhering to the Duckweed, or Lem PaluJIris, 

 defcribed by Mr. Lewenhoeck, and of which he has given us 

 a 'PxguvQin t}\Q Philofophkal Tr an faSi ions ^ N*^. 2VS3, 295, and 

 337 ; only ours are much larger. 



There is another Species of this creeping kind of Bell -Co- 

 ralline, which is found adhering to the Sea-fir Coralline. 



The Difference between them is, that the twifted Stalks 

 of this are much iLorter, and the Cups are longer iliaped, 

 and not indented about the Brims. See its natural Size Fig. 

 /5, N^ 2 I . in the fame Plate ; and Fig. 5, its magnified 

 Appearance. 



N°. 22. Coralljjta ojnnium 77ihihua^ vejrculis nunc ramofimi vwitxiu. 

 nunc racematim^ denfa difpofitis. ig-i-B-ct. 



Cluflering Polype Coralline. 



This is the fmalleft of all the Tribe of Corallines, appear- ^ 

 ing through the fourth Magnifier of Wilfoti^ fingle Micro- 

 fcope, no bigger than tlie Fig. B and C, Fhe n?.tural Size is 

 exprefTed at ^ 22 and c 22. 



While I was obfervins; with Attention fome other marine 

 Productions in the Microfcope, I difcovered the roiuid Bunch, 

 of tranfparent Globules, at Fig. C flicking to a Branch of 

 one of the Corallines ; this on a fudden, to my great Sur- 

 prize, rofe up, and expanded itfelf under my Eye, into the 

 Plant-like Figure at 5, with regular Branches and Stalks 

 fupporting Pear-lliaped Veficles : Each of thefe Veficles, with 

 its Polype in it, appeared to act independently for itielf ; for 

 I obferved each of them very bufy prowling about in Search 

 of Prey, fo far as the Length of their Stalk would permit 

 them : In lefs than a Minute, I was a^ much amazed to find, 



E that^ 



