THE 



SILVER SEA-PEN. 



Generic Character, 

 Animal free, or locomotive. 



Body (generally) expanding into proceffes on the 

 upper part. 



Proceffes or branches furnifhed with rows of tubu- 

 lar denticles. 

 Polype-head proceeding from each tube. 



Specific Character, &>c. 



LANCEOLATE FEATHER-SHAPED PEN- 

 NATULA, with round fmooth item and 

 thick-fet imbricated pinnules. 



SILVER SEA-PEN. 



Ellis, and Soland: zooph. p. 66. 

 t. 8. f. l. 2.3. 



Of all the Pennatula? yet known the prefent is one of 

 the largeft as well as the mo ft fpecious in its appear- 

 ance ; being of a beautiful filvery white, elegantly ftri- 

 ated on each of the feather-like proceffes with lines or 



ftreaks 



