234 NATUEAL HISTORY OF 



FAMILY VI. CELLARID^. {Cella, a cell.) 



Zooecia usually rhomhoidal or hexangular, disposed in 

 series round an imaginary axis, so as to form cylin- 

 drical shoots. Zoarium erect, calcareous, dichotomously 

 branched. — T. H. 



Genus I. Cellaeia, Lamouroux (in part). 

 Cella, a cell. 



Zoarium jointed at intervals^ the internodes con- 

 nected by flexible horny tubes. Zooecia depressed in 

 front, and surrounded by a raised border, disposed in 

 quincunx, Avicularia immersed, irregularly distributed, 

 situated above a cell, or occupying the place of one. 

 Ooecia immersed. — T. H. 



1. C. FiSTULOSA, Linn. Plate XVIII. fig. 6. 



Cellaria salicornia [Lamx., LamJc, StarJc, Bosc, Be B., 

 B'Orh.), 0. farciminoides {E. and S.), Eschara fistulosa 

 {Linn.), Cellularia salicornia {Pall.), Tubularia fistulosa 

 {Linn., Berk., Turt, Stew.), Flustra fistulosa {Linn.), 

 Salicornaria salicornia {Guvier), Farcimia fistulosa 

 {Flem., G. J.), Salicornaria fistulosa {Templeton), S. 

 dichotoma {Schiveigger), Farcimia salicornia {0. J., 

 B. Q. C), Salicornaria farciminoides {Bush, Reuss, G.J., 

 McA.,D.L.). 



Hab. : South Cornwall {R. Q. C), South Devon 

 {T.H.), Northumberland {Aid.), Weymouth {A. S. P.), 

 St. Andrew's {McI.), Shetland {Norman). 



The popular name of this zoophyte is the '' Bugle 

 Coralline," which was given to it by Ellis (Corall., 46), 

 who says : " This beautiful stony coralline proceeds 

 from membranaceous tubes, which enter into and form 

 cylindrical joints composed of stony lozenge-shaped 



