MILLEPORA, 



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[5]. mlllepores that have internal longitudinal 

 Vessels, and send out Pores on all Sides from 



THEM. 



18. Millepora truncata. 



Truncated Millepore. 



Millepora caulefcens di- This Millepore has a ftem, 



chotoma^ ramis truncatis which fubdivides into wide 

 divaricatis^ ports quin- fpread, blunt branches, that 

 cuncialibus operculatis. have pores with a cover to 



each, placed in a quincunx. 



order. 



Tab. 23. Fig. i — 8. 



Phil. Tranfacl:. Vol. 57. tab. 17. fig. 1—8. 

 Millepora truncata. Linn.. SyfL Nat. Ed. 12. p. 12,83;. 



This curious Millepore, called, by Donati, Miriozoon,, 

 is well defcribed by him in the 47th volume of the Phi- 

 lofophical Tranfactions,. where he has {hewn the polype-*- 

 like fuckers extending themfelves, and fecuring them- 

 felves in their retreat by a cover to each of their cells. I 

 have further illuftrated it in the Philofophical Tranfac- 

 tions, Vol. §']. by giving a direction of it, to fibew the: 

 cells all round communicating with the longitudinal vef- 

 fels, that pafs through the center of the Coral. 



19. Millepora alcicornis. Ellzs-Hom Millepore. > 



Millepora ramofafolida This Millepore is of many 



compreffa ereEla polymor- fliapes ; it is branched, folid, 

 pha> poris fparfes obfole- compreffed, and erecl, with 

 $i& many obfole te -pores here and- 



there on its furface. 



Mill ep orm 



Tab. 25; 



