646 WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. 95. Gorgonia. 



Mollis* Coriaceous, dichotomous, with perpendicular tubular florets. 

 Pallas el. Zooph* p 203. n. 130. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean', nearly \\ foot high: brown-vblet, 

 with long Uender branches and brown ftem. 



Succinea. Round, amber-colour, dichotomous, rigid.; the ftem covered 

 with tubercular gaping florets. 

 Pallas el. Zoopb. p. 200- n. I 28. 



Inhabits very rare, above half a foot high, with a tefta- 



ceous item, 



Americana. Branched and fubdivided, the fubdivifions nearly oppofite 

 deprelTecl with rows of fuckers on each margin : flefh 

 yeilowifh, pale purple within: bone horny. 



So/atut. and Ellis Cor all. p.Sj.n. 11. tab. i^.fig. 3. 



Inhabits the Weft Indies; purplifh or yeilowifh; refembles G, 

 (etofa, 



Exferta. Round, with a few alternate branches: florets alternate, 

 8-valved: flcfli covered with minute white fcales: 

 bone brownifh, horny. 

 Solandcr and El Us Cor all. p. 87. ». 12. tab* \^.fig I, 2, 

 Inhabits the We 3 Indies-, about 2 feet high: branches long, fieri- 

 der, white : polypes with 8 tcntacula, and exferted. 



Patula, ComprelTed, with flexuous fubpinnate branches, crimfon; 

 with 2 rows of florets each fide, each furrounded with 

 a whitifh ring: bone brownifh, horny. 



Sclander and Ellis CoralL p. 88. n. I 3. tab, 15./^. 3, 4. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean* 



Ceratophyta Branched, with divaricate ere& fubdivifions each marked 

 with 2 furrows: florets white, in irregular rows: 

 flefh purple: bone black, horny. 



Solander and Ellis CoralL p, 81. n. 4. tab. 12. fig. 2, 3, 



Pluk. Amal. p. 102. /• 454 /. 1 3. Bocc. Mttf. tab. p. 8. 



Pet. Gaz. tab. 31./. 8. Muf. Gotfiw. t. 46./. I. 



Mar/. Hift. Mar. p. 99. tab. 19. n. 83. 

 1 Catejly Carol. 2. tab. 13. lurgot Mem. t. 23. B. 



Seba Muf 3, tab. IOJ. n. 3, ^aorr Di/rV. /. A. V. ». 2. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean* Atlamtic and &«/£ American feas; 



about a foot high : j%& bright purple. 



- 



Juncea. With a very fimple round ftem tapering both ways: bone 



duflcy, horny: iiefh orange-colour with 2 furrows: 



florets longilh. 



Solander and Ellis Ccrall. p.$i. n. 3. 



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