ANIMAL-PLANTS AND SEA- WEEDS 123 



So the branches of a true sea-weed are alto- 

 L^'ether unlike those of the zoophyt' s, though in 



79. A tiny sea-weed scattering its spores, or seeds, into the water 



Structural details they may differ between them- 

 selves even more than do the zoophytes. In 

 Fig". 79 a nearly related form is given, but in this 

 instance bearing fruit. A kind of capsule or 

 berry containing the spores or seeds is developed 

 amongst the branches ; and some of these 

 niay be seen in various stages of development, 



