WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. 97. Spongia. 659 
Nodofa. Porous, flightly branched, irregularly formed, rough and 
very tough, with knotty perforations on the branches. 
Sloane Famaica, Y. p. 63. tib. 23. fiz 5. Seba Maf. 5. t. 96. f. 2. 
Inhabits the American Ocean; reddifh-grey or whitifh, and about 
the thicknefs of a finger. 
* Tomentofa Porous, irregularly formed, brittle, foft, downy, interwoven 
with minuteft fpines. 
Ellis Corail. ?, 80, ta6. 16. fig. d. d 1. D rz. 
Inhabits the Britfh, African and Indian Coafis, adhering to 
marine fubftances ; when frefh of a bright orange-colour and 
full of gelatinous flefh, when dry whitifh and very light, and 
if broken refembles the crumb or fo‘t part of bread. It ap- 
pears to be compofed of a number of minute fpines, and upon 
handling ftings and raifes blitters like Cow-itch, 
Bacillavis. Irregularly formed, caulefcent, ere&, with appreffed poru- 
lous branches. 
Mull. Zool. Dan. prodr. 3086, 
Inhabits the Noravay Ocean ; a foot and half high, and about the 
thicknefs of a finger: round, of the confiftence of common 
Sponge but more compact, with very numerous pores appear- 
ing as if perforated by a very fine needle. 
* Dichotce Dichotomous, with erect cylindrical elaftic woolly branches 
"ge . proceeding from one fide of the ftem.. 
Philof. Tranf 55. p: 28g. tab. 11, fg. I. 
Pontopp. Norw. 1, 5. 251. tab. 12. fig. 7- 
Gunner AG. Nidros. 4. 5.79. tab. 5. fig. 1. 1. 6. f. 1. 
Rumpf Amb.6. tab. 86. fig. 31 
Inhabits European and Indian feas: $——6 inches high, pale yel- 
law and full of minute pores. 
*Stapofag With round foft downy branches. 
Philof. Tranf. 55. p. 288. tab. 10. C. 
Inhabits the Safex Coast; 3 inches high, pale yellow. 
*Cristaia, Flat, ere&t, foft, with rows of fmall pores a little proje&- 
ing along the top. 
Philof. Tran}. 55, p- 288 tab. 11. G. - : 
Inhabits the ZrzifA fhores, adhering to rocks: generally 2 inches 
high and 3 long; yellowifh, and growing in the fhape of a 
Cock's comb. 
®Pglnata, Palmate, with finger-like divifions round the furface : 
pores a little prominent and irregularly difpofed. 
Sclaader and Ellis Corall. p. 189. n. 10. tab 58. f. 6. 
Inhabits the-Su/fex Coast: reddifh inclining to yellow, with a foft 
woolly fubttance like S. oculata. 
402 Prolifera. 
