Articulated Corallines. ^i 



Fig. Z), lliews the manner of its growing, and the corni- 

 culated lower Joints. 



N°. 7. CoraUina dichotoma^ capillis denfis^criJiatis^fpermopho-^^-^i^ xxiv. 

 risy fucis minimis teretibus adnafccm. ^'S'-^' ^' 



Corallma cfijlata mimma. Barrell. pag. 1328. 

 Mufctis coi'alloides crijiatus. Bar. Icon. 1296. N. 2. 

 Crefted or Cock's comb Coralline. 



The Branches of this Coralline likewife go off in Pairs, or 

 ill a dichotomous Order ; it grows in round Tufts, like 

 the Creft or Topping on a Bird's Head. A Number of thefe 

 Branches being fpread out like a Fan, and placed flat on one 

 another, compofe thefe agreeable Creft-like Figures ; fomc 

 of them are of a fine red, others green, with a white Edge- 

 ing. They are generally found growing on a round {lender 

 Fticus. On the upper Part of the Branches the Microfcope 

 difcovers fome fmall Veficles ; from the Top of each of thefe 

 arifes the Beginning of two other Branches, fo that they feem 

 to be of Ufe in buoying up the Coralline. 



Fig. y, N". 7. is the natural Appearance of this Co- 

 ralline. 



Fig. F, is a magnified Branch with the Veficles. 



N°. 8. CoraUina alba fpermophoros^ capillis tenuiffimis, Plate xxiv^ 



CoraUina mufcofa^ feu Mufcus marinus tenia capillofpermo- '^'^' ' 

 pharos. Mor. Hift.Ox. PartIII.p.65T. S. 15.T. IX. £ 9. 

 Seed-bearing Coralline. 



This exceeding fiender white Coralline appears under the 

 Microfcope to bear little Veficles, in the Form of Seed-veffels, 

 which feem to buoy it up in the Water ; out of each of thefe 

 arife two fine fiender Hairs, and from each of which rife 



H 3 other 



