Celliferoiis Coralline^. 57 



N°. 3. Corallina cellifera 7ninor^ repens^ ra?nofa^ tubulis^ Ice- Plate xx. 

 vibus^ inter dum hamojis fparfi?jt difpojitis^ fuck tejitfqiie al- '^' " ' 

 ligata. 



Mufcus coralloides pumilus ramofus. Dood. Appendix, 



R.S. 3 so- 

 Creeping Coralline. 



This is the moft common of all the celliferoiis Corallines, 

 adhering to moft kinds of fubmarine Subftances. 



The Branches are dichotomous, or divide into two con- 

 ftantly as they extend : The Cells are like inverted Cones, 

 and their Openings, which are round, look one Way, and 

 are commonly found defended by little Spines : The Or- 

 der of the Cells rife in two Rows joined together, fo as 

 to be alternately oppofite to each other. The Specimen 

 magnified at Figure jB, was found full of black Spots 

 in the Cells, which, as hath been already, mentioned, are 

 nothing elfe but the dead Polypes. In other Specimens, 

 we have obferved little teftaceous Balls at the Top of each 

 Cell. 



The Joints appearing in the Angles of the Ramifications? 

 as in the magnified Figure, at £, are conne6ted by fome 

 fhort pHant Tubulin which ferve as fo many Hinges to the 

 Branches, to play to and fro freely, and comply with the vi- 

 olent Motion of the Sea. Thefe Hinges feem to confift of 

 two fhort Tubes, one to each Row of Cells ; and are fo 

 finely united to each Branch, that they feem infenfibly to 

 pafs into the Cells of each. 



This Coralline differs from moft others in the Situation of 



its tubular Roots, which appear as in creeping Plants, to 



proceed from different Parts of their trailing Ramifications. 



4 Some 



