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5. Isis. Coral, Animal assuming a plant-like appearance; 



siem stony ^ jointed, the joints longitadiiially striated, 

 united hy spong)'' or horny junctures, and covered by a 

 soft ceiiuJar bark, the cells beset with oviparous jJo/?/pe5. 



6. Antipathes. Animal growing in the form of aplnnt; 



ste7n expanding at the base^ internally tough and horny, 

 beset with small spines; externally covered with a 

 gelatinous bark, covered xAth mivricvoxk'?, polyp c-h earing 

 tubercles^ 



7. GorgonicL Venus's-Fan. Animal assuming a pteZ-M*;? 



form ; stem coriaceous, woody, horny or boiiy, com- 

 posed of stone-like fibres, striated, tapering, dilated at 

 the base; covered Vvith a vascular or cellular bark, 

 becoming when dry spongy and friable ; the surface of 

 the stem beset with j3o/j//;e-5ertr/?.'o- mouths or fiorets. 



8. Akyoiniim. Animal plant-like ; stem fixed, fleshy, 



gelathjous, spongy, or coriaceous, beset V7ith pohjpe- 

 beari ig stellate ceils. 



2. SpongirL SroNGE. Animal fixed, fiexHe, varicu? forms, 

 composed of reticulated tibres, or masses of small spines 

 ' interwoven together, and CGYer(-d v.'ith a gelatinous 

 flesh, full of smnll moitfhs cn its surface, by means of 

 which it absorbs and rfyjects water. 



10. Fliisira. IIoRNWRACK. Animal a poh/pe, proceeding 

 from porous cells ; slctn fixed, foliace^ins^, membrana- 

 ceous, consisting of nnmcrous ron's of cellSp united to- 

 gether, and interwoven like a mat. 



