. III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 



95. Strobilar (strobilare) with the form of a 

 strobile 



margin serrate, &c. &c. Madrepora Fungites, T. 28. f. 5. 



6. Ellis. The above terms, from b. to h. respect only the 



radiating lamella. 



The RECEPTACLE (Receptaculum) 

 c.)Genuine (genuinum) differing in its external form or structure 



from the other parts of the cell. Sertularia. 

 Spurious, or continuate (spurium s. continuatum) not distin- 

 guished by its external form from the other parts of the cell. 

 Madrepora, Tufripora, c. The genuine receptacle has 

 a peculiar structure, distinct from that of the tubular part of 

 the cell to which it is affixed; as in Cellar ia (Sertularia, 

 Linn.)tulipifera, T. 5. f. a. A. Sertularia frutescens, T.6. 



f. a. A. A 1. Ellis. &c. &c. The spurious receptacle is 



merely a continuation of the general concavity of the cell 

 which it terminates ; as in most of the Mqdrepor<e, Mille- 

 por<z, c. c. 



#.) Prominent (prominens) standing out beyond the general sur- 

 face of the stirp. Sertularia. 



Sessile (sessile) prominent, but immediately attached to the 

 stirp; not peduncled. SertulariaPennatuta,1\7.f.2.E\lis. 

 Peduncled (peduncu/atum) elevated on a peduncle, or stalk- 

 like branch. Sertularia verticillata, p. 50. n. 21. Ellis. 

 Adpressed (appressmn) prominent, but laterally applied, or 

 pressed, as it were, close to the stirp. Sertularia frutes- 

 cens, T. 6\ f. a. Ellis. 

 Spreading (patens) prominent, and forming an acute angle 



with the stirp. Sertularia cupressina, p. 38. n. 5. Ellis. 

 Horizontal (horizontale) prominent, and at a right angle with 



the stirp. Sertularia tulipifera, T. 5. f. A. Ellis. 

 &c. &c. 

 Suppressed (suppressum) sunk; not prominent. Flustra. 



