PLATE IX . 1 
Ascopodaria. 
Figure 1. — Ascopodaria fruticosa, natural size, . 
„ 2. — A single zocecium and polypide, . . . 
„ 3. — A single polypide, with, the tentacles coiled within 
the open edge of the cup, 
,, 4. — Another polypide, with the edge of the cup con- 
tracted, ...... 
,, 5. — A young polypide budding from the end of an old 
pedicel, ...... 
,, 6.— A single polypide, showing the visceral organs, 
„ 7. — Barrel-shaped expansion at the base of a pedicel, 
„ 8, 9. — Longitudinal sections through a polypide, 
„ 10. — Portion of stem, with bases of peduncles, 
„ 11. — Longitudinal section of stem, . 
,, 12, 13. — Transverse sections of stem, . . . . 
„ 14. — Portions of the parenchymatous tissue, from the 
centre of the stem, . . . . 
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1 Several references used on this plate : — i, intestine ; l, liver cells ; cs, oesophagus ; om, ovarian masses ; r, rectum ; 
s, stomach ; t, tentacles. 
