660 WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. 97. Spongia. 
Prolifera, Flat, with numerous palmate branches ending in finger- 
like divifions. | (TN 
Soland. and Elks Corall. p. 189. n. 11. tab. 58. f. p. 
Inhabits North America ; grows in large bunches, about 6 inches 
- high, very porous, reticulate within and full of minute {pines 
on the outfide. i ra 
* Botryoides Very tender, branched, covered with bunches of ovate 
tubercles open at the top. | 
Solander and Ellis Corall. p. 190. n. 12. fa^. $8. f. 1--4. 
Inhabits the Britifh Coasts; bright fhining white; the banches 
made up of oblong-oval tubercles like grapes open at the end: 
the furface, when highly magnified, feems covered with mafles 
of 3-rayed fpinous {tars. . 
*Panicea. Irregularly formed, whitifh, foft, very tender and full of 
“very minute pores. —— . 
Seba Muf. 3: tab. 96. /- A. tab, 89- 7. 3. 
Inhabits the fea between England and Holland, intermized with 
Fuci and other marine productions; probably the fame as S. 
tomentofa, ' 
Fukva. —— lrregularly formed but (lightly branched, fulvous and very 
rigid, 5 1700 ; 
Seba Muf. 3. ta). 95. fig. 9. tab. 96. fit. 
Inhabits the American Ocean: gelatinous, brown between the 
^ fibres. as EE 
Tubularia. Compreffed, feffile, a little rigid and yellowifh, with fmall 
ME: longitudinal tubes. 
Pallas el. Zooph. p. 383. n. 229. 
Inhabits the American tea, feated on rocks; frequently blackifh 
within. j (oT : 
Fibrilbs, lrregularly fhaped, a little flattened and tender, with diver- 
gent crowded interwoven fibres and fcattered toothed 
pores. ] Wat 
Pallas el. Zoaph, p. 382. n. 228. 
Inhabits the Jnaian Ocean: grey, fof:, fan-fhaped or divided, 
or.caulefcent, ^ . : 
Fafciculata Rigid, fubglobular, compofed of fibrous prifmatic branched 
faftigiate bunches. — 
Plane: conch. ed. 2. epp. 2. p: Va7. 026. V5. E. 
Inhabits the Medzterrazeaus pale, fulvous or yellowifh-grey. 
J Baka. 
