A L C Y O N I U M. 175 



Alcyonium Cydoniuni Linn, or Alcyonium prim, of 

 Donat. Adriat. tab. 9. The Ficus of Marfigli, which 

 has been introduced as an Alcyonium, is evidently a 

 Sponge. The form is like a fig, for which reafon it was 

 fo called by him. 



1. Alcyonium digitatum. Dead Mans Toes 



Alcyonium a lb idum car- Is a whitifh fubftance be- 



nofo-fpG77giofum hbatunt^ tween flefli and fponge, di- 

 v/cults Jleilatis imdique -no- vided into lobes, the furface 

 tatum. of which is covered with lit- 



tle mouths in the form of 

 ftars. 



Dead Man s Hand, or Dead Man s Toes. Ellis Corallin. 

 pag. 83. tab. 32. fig. a. A. A 2. 



Alcyo7uum Manus marina. Phil. Tranf. Vol. $$. 

 tab. 20. fig. 10 — 13. 



Alcyonium digitatum. Linn. Syft. Nat. Ed. 12. p. 1294. 



Nothing can better illuftrate the internal form and 

 manner in which both the Aftroite Madrepores and the 

 common officinal Sponge grow, than a perpendicular 

 fection of this Alcyonium. It is very commonly found 

 on the Kentifh coaft, near the Ifle of Sheppey, where 

 likewife there is another variety, of a deep yellow color, 

 which is frequently to be met with. 



2.AlcyoniumPulmonaria. Sea Lungs. 



Alcyonium pulpofum It- This is of a flefhy fubftance 



vidum lohato-comprejfumj and deep yellowifh color ; it 

 ofculis Jlellatis minimis ob- is divided into flattifh lobes, 

 duBum. which are covered with mi- 



nute ftars. 



Sea- 



