. III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 115 



Linnaeus has defined it to be a leaf formed from 

 a stipe. 



&.)Remote (remote) distant from each other. 



Approximate (approximate} near to each other, but not 



touching. 



Contiguous (contigua) close ; touching one another. 

 Coalescent (coalescentes) uniting or growing together in parti- 

 cular parts only. Madrepora Jlexuosa, T. 31.f. 5. 6. Ellis. 

 Coadunate (coadunate) joined together their whole length. 



Erism. Madrepor. duplicatus, T. 30. Derby. Petr. 

 &c. &c. 



,) Fasciculate (fasciculate) collected in bundles; many springing 

 from the same point or basis. Madrepora Anthophyllites, 

 T. 2$.fascicularis, T. 30. f. 1. Ellis. 

 Cespitose (cespitosa) interwoven or matted together. Madrt- 



por a Anthophyllites. fexuosa, T. 31. f. 5. Ellis. 

 &c. &c. 

 </.)Equal (cequales) of the same size. Tubipora musica. ElEs. 



T. 27. 

 Unequal (inozquales) not corresponding in size. Erism. Madr. 



duplicatus, Derby. Petr. T. 30. 



e.) Parallel (parallel*) placed in the same direction, and continuing 

 at the same distance from each other. Tubipora musica y 

 Ellis. T. 27. 

 Divergent (diver gent es) tending various ways from one point or 



common basis. Madrepora fascicular is, T. 30. Ellis. 

 &c. &c. 



The BRANCHES of the Stirp (Rami) 

 <r.) Distinct (sejuncti) not adhering to each other. 



Conjunct (conjuncti) cohering throughout their whole length; 



as in Corallina Phccnix, T. 25. f. 2. 3. Ellis. 

 Anastomosing (anastomosantes) running much one into another, 

 but not uniting their whole length as in Millepora reticu- 

 lata, T. 26, f. 2. Gorgonia Flabellum, T. 17. Ellis. 



