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PECTINATED. 
42. Gorgon i a pectinata. Branching ; principal 
branches dispersed, and pectinated on the inside ; 
smaller branches proceeding from only one side, sim- 
ple, upright, parallel, long, and pointed ; polypi tu- 
berculous, and scattered ; axe whitish ; rind red, and 
not thick ; height from five to eight decimetres. 
Indian Ocean. 
Nota. This species has been regarded, and with rea- 
son, as one of the most beautiful and remarkable of 
the Gorgonian Polypi doms. 
I am inclined to believe it is to be met with in the 
Mediterranean, and also in the Red sea. 
SECTION III. 
Polypi very prominent on the whole of the Polypidom , or 
only on one party always curved in the upper part 
and near the stem . 
Stem simple , dichotomous , or with very few pinnated 
branches . 
VERTICILLATED. 
43. Gorgon i A verticillaris. Branching, and pin- 
nated ; pinules alternate, stiff, either simple or slightly 
branching ; papillous polypi, verticillated, ascending, 
and curved inwardly ; height from six to seven deci- 
metres. 
Mediterranean. 
