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adspts, so that the argument quoted is of no value, and becomes 
“simply absurd.” Again, he says that “ Astrangia was well dif- 
“ consolidated the genus, which has nothing in common wl 
Oculinidee.” hat he means by “ consolidated,” in this connec- 
that I have shown that the genus is closely related to Cladocora 
and Oculina, is equally true; and I presume that had Mr. Dun- 
the same conclusions, unless blinded by prejudices. It is certain 
that the soft parts of Astrangia, Cladocora, Oculina, and Orbicella 
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istie of Oculina, and it is often nearly wanting in the latter. In 
ct, it is in some cases, quite difficult to say to which genus: 
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a in fact, be very difficult to write a diagnosis of the Oculin- 
