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fhewthe polypes as they are fixt in them and contracted ; 

 fig. 7. represents one of the Polypes taken out of the 

 Alcyonium digitatum, with its tentacula extended, to 

 fhew how eachanfwers to its filament at the bottom, and 

 gives us an idea of thefe when they open their cells and 

 extend themfelves. 



Ii&'b' ^' Alcyonium ocelfatum. Alcyonium with little Eyes.. 



Alcyonium: ferrugi- This coriaceous iron -co- 



neum coriaceum^ cellulis lored Alcyonium has many 



fubcylindrkis rugofl's^ apt- wrinkledcylindrieal cells unit- 



eibus radiatis et ocellatis. ed together ; their tops are 



radiated, and each has the ap- 

 pearance of an eye in the 

 center. 



Tab. t. Fig. 6. 



This is one of Sir Hans Sloane's firft beginning of the 

 AfEroite Corals. Specimens of this and the former are in 

 the Britiflx Mufeum. 



I have received fome fpecimens of this preserved in 

 fpkits from Mr. Greg, from Dominica ; they are of a 

 tough vifcid nature, and appear to have fome fine fand 

 mixt in their texture. They fpread over rocks with a 

 fingle fuperficies of cells 3 as the Fluftra does on fucus's 

 and jQiells, but never rife into branched figures that I have 

 yet feen. They have twelve rays. 



7. Alcyonium tuberofum. Tuberous Alcyonium. 



Alcyonium flavefcens This yellowiili Alcyonium 



tuberofum r apicibus fczpe is full of knobs, many of 



fubdivifis^ 



