WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. 97. Spongia. 



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Nodofi. Porous, (lightly branched, irregularly formed, rough and 



very tough, with knotty perforations on the branches. 



Shane Jamaica, i. p. 63. tib. 23. Jift, 5. Seba Muf. 5. t. 96. /. 2. 



Inhabits the American Ocean; reddifh-grey or whitifh, and about 

 the thicknefs of a finger. 



•Tomento/a Porous, irregularly formed, brittle, foft, downy, interwoven 

 with minufcefr. fpines. 



Ellis Coralh /. 80, tab. 16, fig. d. d I. D 1. 



Inhabits the Britifn, African and Indian Coafis, adhering to 

 marine fubftanc.es; when frefh of a bright orange-colour and 

 full of gelatinous flefh, when dry whitifh and very light, and 

 if broken refembl.es the crumb or foft part of bread, h ap- 

 pears to be compofed of a number of minute fpines, and upon 

 handling flings and raifes blifters like Cow-itch. 



BacilLfis. Irregularly formed, caulefcent, ered, with appreffed poru- 

 lous branches, 

 Mull, Zool. Dan. prodr. 3086. 



Inhabits the Norway Ocean; a foot and half high, and about the 

 thicknefs of a finger: round, of the confidence of common 

 bponge but more compart, with very numerous pores appear- 

 ing as if perforated b; a very fine needle. 



•Dichoto- Dichotomous, with ere& cylindrical elaftic woolly branches 

 f a * proceeding from one fide of the ftem. 



Philof Tranf. 55. p : 289. tab.- it. fig. I. 

 Pontopp. Nornv. 1 . p. 25 1 . tab. 11. fig. 7. 

 Gunner AcJ.Nidrou 4./, 79. tab. 5. fig. 1, t . 6.fi. I. 

 Rumpfi Anib.6. tab. 86.7%. 3 ? 



Inhabits European and Indian feas: 5—6 inches high, pale yel- 

 low and full of minute pores. 



*Stupofia? With round foft downy branches. 

 Philof. Tranf. 59. p. 288. tab. 10. C. 



f Inhabits the SuJ/ex Coast; 3 inches high, pale yellow. 



} €ristata. Flattered, foft, with rows of fmall pores a little project- 

 ing along the top. 

 Philof. TranJ. 55,/. 288 tab. 1 1 . G. 



Inhabits the Britifii mores, adhering to rocks : generally 2 inches 

 • high and 3 long; yeilovvifh, and growing in the fhape of a 

 Cock's comb. 



Palmata* Palmate, with finger-like divifions round the furface: 

 pores a little prominent and irregularly difpofed. 



6. 

 ow, with a foft 



Solander and Ellis Cor all. p. 189. n. 10. "tab 58. /*. 

 Inhabits the Sufifex Coast : reddifh inclining to yells 

 woolly fubftance like S, oculata. 



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