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meter. They are found in the Mediterranean Sea, as 

 well as on our coafts. 



12. Millepora rubra. Little Red Miilepore. 



Millepora minima fub- This very fmall Red Mille- 



lobata rubra^ poris ere- pore branches into little lobes, 

 bris minutis pun&ata. and is full of fmall pores. 



Madrepora minima fubv err ucof a rubra. Brown Hift. 

 Jam. pag. 391. 



This beautiful little Coral is the fmalleft of the tribe, 

 being feldom above one quarter of an inch high ; the 

 whole furface, when magnified, is full of minute white 

 blind pores ; but on the tops of the lobes we may obferve 

 feveral fmall holes, fcattered here and there, that are fur- 

 rounded by a margin ; thefe are properly the little cells. 

 It has a broad bafe by which it adheres to fhells, corals, 

 and rocks, and is found not only in the Weft Indies, but 

 in the Mediterranean Sea and the Eaft Indies. 



13. Millepora verrucaria. Wart-like Miilepore. 



Millepora limbo conca- This Miilepore has around, 



vo tenui explanato fub- thin, ftriated, concave bafe, 



JlriatO) difco convexo tu- with a convex difk full of lit— 



bulls confertis radiato. tie tubes difpofed like rays. 



. Madrepora verrucaria. Linn. Syft." Nat. Ed. 12. 



pag. 1,272. 



This very little Miilepore is defcribed by feme authors 

 as a Madrepore, and reckoned as a variety of the- Madre- 

 pora verrucaria ; but the appearance of the tubular pores 

 will convince the curious obferver, that it is a' Miilepore ;'■ 



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