WORMS. ZOOPKYTA. 99. Tubularia. 667 



Plukn. phytogr. tab, 1 63. fig. 4. 

 Inhabits the American feas ; refembles a Coralline. 

 Tubes fbxile, brittle, white or greenifh, calcareous, about the lize 

 of the culm of a grafs. 



*Mi>fcoLdes, Stems (lightly dichotomous, and every where covered with 

 annular wrinkles. 



Ellis Corall. p. 30. n. I, tab. \6.fig. b. 



Pbihf Tranfact. 48. tab. \f.fig- C. 



Baft.op.fubf. 1. tab. 2 f 3,4* tab. 3./, 2 — 4. 



Sebamuf 3. /«£. 1 06 /*. 7. 



Inhabits the European and Mediterranean fea c , and is often found 

 partly deflroyed by the Onii'cus phthyficus : tubes pale grey, 

 about an inch long and hardly thicker than a coarfe thread, 

 growing in cluft^rs together, narrower at the bottom, and 

 here and there wrinkled j:s whole length. 



Papyracea, With a very large papyraceous tube, alternately branched. 

 Pallas el. Zoopb. p 88. n. 45. 



Inhabits the hdian Ocean ; erect, very white within, as thick as 

 a goofe-quill. 



Penicillus. With aggregate fimple radicated tubes, proliferous and 



tufted at the tip. 

 Pallas el. Zoopb. p.Sy. n. 44. 

 Inhabits the American Ocean : tubes white, femipellucid, abouc an 



inch long, as thick as an oat-itraw, and entirely annulate: 



probably an Amphitrite. 



Acetabulum Stems filiform, each terminated by a Itriate rndiate calca- 

 reous cup or target. 

 Bejl. muf. t. 27. Tourn. infi, 1. p. 569. tab. 338, 

 Donati Adr. p. 28. n % 2. tab. 3. 

 Cavol pol. mar. 3. p 254. tab. 9. fig. 14. 



2. Target or cup Itriate, but not radiate. 



Brown Jamaica, p. 74. tab. 40. fig A. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean and American feas, growing to {tones 

 and fhells : white, foft, very brittle when dry ; tubes very fim- 

 ple, about 2 inches long and as thick as a ftraw. 



Splacbnea* Stems capillary, very fimple, each with a fmooth terminal 

 membranaceous cup or target. 

 Inhabits the Mediterranean; 2 inches long and not thicker than a 

 horfe-hair; horn-colour, with numerous tubes from the fame 

 root : target flexile, • 



4 P 2 * Coryna. 



