ACTINIA. 



perly belongs to this genus, as it produces its offspring 

 from an adhering tubulous bafe, and the conftruction of 

 the inner parts upon diffection feem to differ from the 

 reft. At prefent I fhall rank it as a fpecies, till future 

 difcoveries inform us better. 



i. Actinia Cereus. 



Actinia tentaculis denu- 

 datis numeroJtJfitntSy cor- 

 pore longitudinaliter Jul- 

 cato. 



Sea Torchthijlle. 



This animal flower has 

 many claws, which it cannot 

 contract ; the body of it is 

 floated or furrowed length- 

 ways. 



Hydra tentaculis denudatis numerojtjjimis^ cor pore lon- 

 gitudinaliter fulcato. Gartner Phil. Tranf. Vol. 52. 

 pag. 78. tab. 1. fig. 1. 



This animal was found on the coaft of Cornwall by my 

 worthy friend Jofeph Gasrtner, M. D. F. R. S. and is 

 defcribed by him in the Philofophical Tr an factions. 



The claws are of a beautiful feagreen color, ending at 

 the points in a lively rofe color \ the difk or center of the 

 claws and the body are of a brown color. 



2. Actinia Bellis. 



Actinia calycifiora^ ten- 

 taculis retraElilibus varie- 

 gatiS) cor pore verrucofo. 



Sea Daifie. 



This animal flower has a 

 head like the calyx of a flower,, 

 having many variegated claws, 

 which it draws in. Its body 

 is covered with little warts. 



Hydra calyciflora y tentaculis retraElilibus variegatis^ 

 corpore verrucofo* Gaertner Phil. Tranf. Vol. 52. pag. 79. 

 tab. 1. fig. 2. 



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