. III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 133 



permanent species are formed; as OSSAL, TES- 

 TAL, FOLIAR, &c. the terms in small letter 



Lacerated (lacerum) ragged ; sending off small, lateral segments 

 of different forms. Madrepora d&dalea, T. 46. f. 1. Ellis. 

 This and the foregoing term apply only to the oblong, solid 



. centre or Septum. V. Centre; primary terms. 



Proliferous (proliferum) putting forth the rudiment of another 

 stirp. 



Lamellous (lamellosum) having a thin, plate-like, structure. Ma- 

 drepora dcedalia, T. 46. f. 1. 2.mceandrites, T. 48. f. 1. 

 Ellis. 



&c. &c. 

 b.}Qrbicufar(orbicu?are) Oblong (oblongum) Elongated (elon- 



gatum) fyc. v. Centrum, p. 180. 



c.) Large (magnum) occupying not less than one half of the din- 

 meter of the aperture. 



Middle sized (medium} not half nor less than one third of the 

 diameter of the aperture. 



Small ( parvum) not one third, nor less than one fourth, of the 

 diameter of the aperture. 



&c. &c. These terms, b. c. apply only to the centre in sup- 

 pressed receptacles, v. p. 124. 



d.)Broad (latuni) Narrow (angustum) Linear (lineare) Sfc. 

 f.) Equal (cequale) of the same breadth and form throughout its 

 length. Unequal (incequale) not equal or regular in its form 

 or breadth. The term under d. e. apply to the oblong cen- 

 tre only. 



/.) Flat (planum) Concave (concavum} Convex (convexum). 

 g. Suppressed (suppressum) not so prominent as the lamellae. 



Prominent ( prominens) equally elevated with the lamellae, but 

 not protruded. 



Protruded (exertum) standing out above the margin of the aper- 

 ture. 



&c. &c. 



