WORMS MOLLUSCA. 47. Sepia. - 119 
Body Short. rounded behind : arz:s tapering to a point, joined at 
the bafe by a membrane or web, and covered within with z 
rows of alternate fuckers, When opened, this animal is faid 
" to exhibit fo flrong and fplendid a light, as perfeétly to illu, 
minate a dark room. 
* Offcinali; Body without tail or appendage, and furrounded by g 
margin: tentacula or longer arms 2. 
Brit. Zool. iv. p. $5. Barbut, tab. 8. fig. 2. 
Seba Muf. 3. tab. 8- fg- 4- Olear, Muf, tab. 97. 
Inhabits the Ocean, and is the prey of the Whale tribe and 
Plaife; its arms are alfo frequently eaten of by the conger 
gel, and are reproduced: the bony fcale on the back is that 
which is ufually fold in the fhops, and the black matter which 
it {quirts out to darken the waters round it and elude the 
perfuit of its enemies, is often uled as ink. It was formerly 
eaten by the Ancients, and is even now mfed as food by the 
Italians, 
Body ovate, the margin crenaté and interrupted at the bottom : 
8 of the arms fhort and pointed; the 2 tentacula 4 times as 
long, rounded, the tips very broad and furnifhed within with 
numerous fuckers. 
Unguicne Body without tail or appendage: arms furniíhed with 
lata, heoks, 
Inhabits the Pacific. Malin. Chili. f. 174. 
Body rounded behind: arms furnifhed with hooks retrattile 
within their proper fheaths iníftead of fuckers. 
Hexapute Body tailed, 4 or 5 jointed: arms only 6. 
Inhabits the Pacific. Molin Chili. p. 175. 
Body about half a foot long, and the thicknefs of a finger: arme 
furnifhed with very minute fuckers which fück very fait to 
whatever it fixes on, — 
* Media, Body long, flender, cylindrical: tail finned, pointed, and 
carinate each fide: long arms 2. 
Brit. Zool, iv. tab, 29. fig. 45. Barbut. tab. $. fig. 3. 
Inhabits the Oceax, and iomething refembles S. othcinalis. 
Body ending in a point, and furnifhed with a membrane each 
fide commencing about the middle of the body. 
*Léig. Body fubcylindrical, fubulate, and furnithed with a flattifb 
tharp-edged rhombic membrane at the tail each fide. 
GCalamary. 
Natural. Mifcell. tab. 363. Barbut, tub. 8. fg. 4. 
Brit. Zeol, We tab. 27. fig. 43. Avcedh, Macroj. 1. tab. 12. 
Sehe 
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