114 . III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 



Palms. Frons, in the Phil. Bot. is con- 

 sidered as a species of trunk or stem elsewhere 



/.)Deform (deformis) without any regular or determinate shape ; 

 as in many of the spongice. 



Multiform (multiformis) running into many different shapes. 



Nodular (nodularis) in form of a nodule or rounded protube- 

 rance this may be globular (globosa) fungiform (fungi/or- 

 mis) oval (ovalis) reniform (reniformis) &c. &c. : as in Ma- 

 drepora phrygia, T. 48. f. 2. denticulata, T. 49. f. 1. 

 galaxea,T.4>7. f. 7. Ellis. 



e.) Spread (explanata) more or less flat or expanded; as in Ma- 

 drepora interstincta, T. 56. Ellis. 



Subfoliaceous (subfoliacea) spread, and with somewhat of the 

 form of a leaf. Madrepora cucullata, T. 42. ampliata, 



T. 41. f. 1. 2. Ellis. The subfoliaceous stirp differs from 



the foliaceous, in being less thin and flexible or not so nearly 

 resembling a true leaf. See Fulcimentumfoliaceum,ip.llO. 



Marginate(wuzrgm0ta)having a distinct margin,dividing theupper 



from the under burfacejas inllfadrtporu cin<(rascens,TA3.Ell}s. 



/.) Basaltiform (basaltiformis) composed of close, prismatic stirp- 



lets as in Eris. Madreporites Jloriformis, Derby. Pet.p. 44. 



Botryoidal (botry aides) composed of somewhat globular, pro- 

 tuberant stirplets, so as to resemble a bunch of grapes. 

 Spongia botryoides, T. ^8. f. 1. Ellis. 



&c. &c. The forgoing terms, d, e, f. are appropriate 



to the stirp of the cumulated Julciment. See Cumulus, p. 

 104 and Fulcimentum cumulatum, p. 1 J 0. 



The terms, used in distinguishing the fulciment at large, are ge- 

 nerally, applicable to the stirps as a part. 



The STIRPLETS (Stirpulce.) 



tf. Dispersed (disperse} scattered; not united in any way so as to 

 form an aggregate body or mass of stirplets, though all rising 

 from the same base. Sertularia Pinaster, T. 6. f. b. Ellis. 



Consociate (consociatce) collected into one body or mass. Tu* 

 lipora musica, T. 27. Ellis. 



