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water, marine and terrestrial species. The terrestrial forms 
live in damp places, as under dead leaves and under flower pots. 
Many of them are striped or banded with brilliant colours. 
Thirteen species are known to occur in Singapore and on the 
Malay Peninsula, about one half of which belong to the 
genus BipaUum- 
POLYZOA. 
The Polyzodj also called Bryozoa or Moss Animals, are 
all aquatic, occurring both in the sea and In freshwater, and 
nearly always live in colonies. The individuals which are 
always small, are held together by some substance which may 
be either soft and gelatinous, or parchment and horn-like, or 
calcareous. The calcareous Poiyzoa include forms of great 
beauty, like the Lace-Coral {Retepara), The popular name 
' Lace Coral ' is due merely to a superficial resemblance of 
these animals to the true Corals. There is no real relationship 
between the two. Exhibited is a collection of Poiyzoa picked 
up from telegraph cables, depth 45 fathoms, lat. lO" 47' S„ long. 
127" 15' E-1 presented by Mr. W. Ladds in 1902. But similar 
species can be dredged in Keppei Harbour, whilst practically 
no stone can be picked up from the Coral reefs which docs not 
show some sort of encrusting Poly^oon, 
