194 HISTORY OF BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 
1. PennatuLa PHosPHOREA, Sir Robert Sibbald. (Plate 
XII. fig. 41.) 
Hab. In deep water. Near Aberdeen, Ellis ; Hebrides, 
M‘Andrew ; Zetland, Prof. Forbes; Leith, Dr. Coldstream ; 
near Musselburgh, D. L., jun.; off Saltcoats, and in Lam- 
lash Bay, D. L. 
The names given to this zoophyte are very appropriate— 
Cock’s-comb, Sea-pen, and Sea-feather. Cock’s-comb, the 
name given to it by fishermen, is expressive of its appear- 
ance as to colour and substance ; Sea-feather, or Sea-pen, 
however, is more expressive of its form, for the stem resem~- 
bles the quill, and the upper part, which bears the polypes, 
resembles the feathery part of the pen. Lamarck says, “ I 
semble, en effet, que la Nature, en formant ce corps animal 
composé, ait voulu copier la forme extérieure d’une plume 
d’oiseau.” 
It is generally from two to about four and a half inches 
in length, though Dr. Fleming states that at times it is 
eight inches long. The stem forms about half of the length. 
It is all of a reddish colour, except the pomt of the stem, 
which is yellowish, and bent a little upwards, like a shep- 
herd’s crook. The stem contains a whitish bone, which 
seems intended to strengthen it, though it is very slender 
