WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. too. Corallina. 671 
*Squamatas Trichotomous, the joints of the ftem roundiy-compreffed . 
and wedge-fhaped, thofe of the branches flatly com- 
preffed, terminal ones flattifh and fharply 2-edged. 
El/ts Corall p.47. tab. 24, fg. c. C. 
Inhabits the Britifh Coafts; fea green, 
Lericata, Trickomotous, with compreffed fomewhat convex wedge- 
fhaped joints with angular fides, the terminal ones 
with fmall obtufe lobes. 
Solander &F Ellis Corall. p. 117. 2.19. 
Inhabits the Mediterranean, 4 times as thick as C, officinalis. 
Palmata. ‘Yrichotomous, with compreffed fomewhat convex wedge- 
fhaped joints flightly toothed at the tip, the extreme ones 
broad and often furnifhed with fhort finger-like lobes. 
Solander and Ellis Corall. p. 118. tab. 21. fig. a. Ax 
Inhabits the American {eas ; glofly white. 
*Elongata. "'richotomous, with the joints of the ftem roundith wedge- 
fhaped, thofe of the branches cylindrical, the extreme 
ones a little obtufe and fome of them capitate. 
Ellis Corall- p. 49. tab. 24. fig 3. 
Inhabits the Corz/h Coaf, reddith or purplifh; very flender and 
longer and fmaller than C. officinalis. 
Subulata, Trichomotous, with the joints of the ftem wedge-fhaped 
and 2-edged, fending out fmall pointed branches from 
the top of each of their fides, with round joints. 
Solander &3. Elle Corall. p. 119. tab. 21. b. B. j 
Inhabits the /72/ Indies : flat, white, fmall, flender, appearing as 
if clofely feathered, and is the moft delicate of al] the tribe. 
Grarifera. Trichotomous, with the joints of the ftem compreffed 
wedge-fhaped, thofe of the branches roundith and 
furnithed with oppofite ovate ovaries feated on fmall 
pedicles. 
Solander and Ellis Corall. p. 120. tab. 21. e. C. 
Inhabits the Mediterranean and African feas: fea-green and of a 
fine flender texture. 
€ Oficinalis Doubly pinnate and fometimes trichotomous, with the joints 
of the ftem fomewhat wedge-{haped or turbinate, thofe 
of the branches round, fome of the terminal ones ca- 
itate. 
Shaw Natur. Mifcell. tab.t58. Pluk. phytogr. tah. 48. f. 4. 
Ellis Corall. p. 48. tab.24. f.a A. A 1. B. B 1, Dz. 
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