66o WORMS. ZOOPHYTA. 97. Spongia. 



Vrolifiray Flat, witfy numerous palmate branches ending in finger- 

 like diyifions. 



Soland. and ElLs Coral!, p. 189. #• II. tab. 58. f. C. 



Ir habits North America \ grows in large bunches, about 6 inches 

 high, very porous, reticulate within and full of minute fpines 

 on the outfide. 



•Botryoides Very' tender, branched, covered with bunches of ovate 

 tubercles open at the top. 

 Solander and Ellis Cor all. p. 190. n. 12. tah. 5?. f, I --4, 

 Inhabits the Britijh Coasts ; bright fhining whire ; the bunches 

 made up of oblong-oval tubercles like grapes open at the end : 

 the fur'ace, when highly magnified, feerns covered with mates 

 of 3 rayed fpinous itars. 



fPjutkta, Irregularly formed, whitifh, foft, very tender and full of 



very minute pores. 

 Seba Muf. 3. tab. 96./. 4. tab* 99. ». 3* 

 Inhabits the feg between England and Holland, intermixed with 



Fuci and other marine productions.: probably the fame as S* 



torn en tola, 



Fulva. Irregularly formed but (lightly branched, fulvous and very 

 rigid. 

 Seba Muf. 3. tah. 95. fy. 9. tab. 96./. 1 . 



Inhabits the American Ocean: gelatinous, brown between the 

 fibres, 



Tubularia. Comprefled, fertile, a little rigid and yejlowifh, with fmall 

 longitudinal tubes, 

 Pallas el. Zooph. p. 38 V n. 229. 



Inhabits the American fea, feated on rocks j frequently blackifh 

 within, 



tibrilhja. Irregularly fhaped, a little flattened and tender, with diver- 

 gent crowded interwoven fibres and festered toothed 



pores. 

 Pallas el, Zooph. p. 3S2. n. 228. . - 



Inhabits the Indian Ocean: grey, foft, fan-maped or divided. 



or caulefcent. 



Fafcicuiata Rigid, fubglobujar, campofed of fibrous primiatic tyancWl 

 ' f aft igi ate bunches. 

 Plane conch, ed. 2. app, 2. p- l 17. tab. I 5. E. 

 Inhabits the Mediterranean; pale, fulvous or yellowijh-grey. 



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