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extremity, they remind us of the conductor of a weak 

 electrifying machine, while in action ; but adhere to the 

 fingers. It often protrudes its stomach and expands it over 

 its whole surface ; at which time, if a fresh oyster or muscle 

 be taken from its shell, and thrown to it, it envelops and 

 draws it into its body; from whence, in a few days, it is 

 again discharged by the same channel, altered and very 

 much diminished. If the food given it be not quite fresh, 

 it throws it to a distance and appears uneasy. 



Body greenish above, variegated with orange -coloured 

 stripes, and covered with minute white specks ; when closed, 

 roundish, warted, flat at the base with a narrow rim, grey 

 beneath, and formed for attaching itself to stones. Mouth 

 soft, red, surrounded by ] 38 cirrhi of a light rose-colour, 

 cylindrical, perforated at the end. A red line runs nearly 

 to the base of each, and is lost towards the mouth. Stomach 

 light brown, plaited. 



