262 Dr. Johnston's Catalogue of Zoophytes. 



2. C. reptans, creeping, dichotomously branched ; cells biserial, looking one way, serai- 



alternate, oval, the aperture oblique, armed with short obtuse spines at the top. 



Creeping celliferous Coralline. 

 C. reptans, Soland. Zooph. 23 ; Lam. Hist. Nat. ii- 141 ; Bosc Vers. iii. 132 ; Stark 



Elem. ii. 439. 

 Sertularia reptans, Linn. ; Turt- Linn. iv. 685 ; Turt. Brit. Faun- 217 ; Stew. Elem. ii. 



448. 

 Crisia reptans, Lamour. Corall- 60. 



Cellularia reptans, Flem. Br. Anim. 540 ; Hogg's Stockton, 35. 

 Creeping Coralline, Ellis Corall. 37, t. xx. No. 3, f. b. 

 Hah. On Flustrae and roots of sea-weed, common. 

 Similar to the preceding in size and form. Ellis represents only two spines to each 



aperture, but they are commonly more numerous. 



3. C. eburnea, tufted, branched ; branches short, spreading ; cells tubular, adnate, frosted, 



the aperture circular, somewhat oblique, even and entire. Ivory Celleferous Carol- 

 line (tab. nost. xi. fig. 5). 



C- eburnea, Soland. Zooph- 24, ; Lam. Hist. Nat. ii. 138 ; Bosc, Vers, iii. 133. 



Sertularia eburnea, Linn- ; Turt. Linn. iv. 686 ; Turt. Br. Faun. 217 ; Stew. Elem. ii. 

 449. 



Crisia eburnea, Lamour. Corall. 60 ; Flem. Br. Anim. 540. 



Cellularia eburnea, Hogg's Stockton 35. 



Tufted Ivory Coralline, Ellis, Corall. 39, t. xx. no. 6, fig. a. 



Hab. Common on sea-weeds. 



Grows in little bushy tufts, a quarter or half an inch in height, of ivory whiteness. It is 

 much branched, the principal divisions alternate and spreading ; the secondary, however, 

 come off from one side only, and bend inwards with a slight curve: cells in two rows, nearly 

 opposite or semi-alternate. Ovarian vesicles obpyriform, roughened. 



4. C. loriculata, bushy, much branched ; branches erect, irregular, slender, jointed ; cells 



in pairs, placed back to back, tubular, straight, adnate, with entire very oblique mouths. 

 Coat of mail celliferous Coralline. 

 C. loriculata, Soland. Zooph. 24 ; Lam. Hist. Nat. ii. 136 ; Bosc, Vers, iii. 133. 

 Sertularia loriculata, Linn- ; Turt- Linn. iv. 684 ; Turt. Br. Faun. 216; Stew. Elem. ii. 

 447. 



Crisia loriculata, Lamour. Corall- 61. 



Cellularia loriculata, Flem- Br. Anim. 541 ; Hogg's Stockton, 35. 

 Coat of mail Coralline, Ellis, Corall. 40. t. xxi. No. 7, f. b. 

 Corallinageniculata mollis, Raii Syn. 34, no. 6. 

 Hab. Common on all this coast. 

 Height from two to four inches, white, flaccid. 

 5 C. avicularia, erect, bushy, much branched ; branches dichotomous, jointed, each joint 

 with two semi-alternate tubular cells, somewhat dilated at the top, and armed with a 



