G. TELESTO, 
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Their colour varies from violet to fawn, orange, 
and golden yellow, and presents the most beautiful 
tints, which fade by desiccation. 
They rarely exceed a decimetre in height, and are 
generally much smaller. 
They are found in the Australasian seas, and the 
tropical regions of the Atlantic. 
YELLOW. 
1. Telesto lutea. Branches loose and straggling, 
not much striated; colour, a brilliant gold. 
Australasia. 
ORANGE. 
2. Telesto aurantiaca. Slightly branching ; orange 
colour, with a tinge of violet at the base of some of 
the branches; height from two to four centimetres. 
—Plate 7. tig. 6. 
Australasia. 
MARINE. 
3. Telesto pelagica. Stems very branching, cylin- 
drical, and slightly striated ; colour green, 
Atlantic Ocean. 
LIAGORA. 
Poly pi dom s branching and plant-like, fistular, 
having the appearance of lichen, with a thin creta- 
ceous incrustation. 
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