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CLASSIFICATIONS OF ZOOPHYTES. 
Ord. XIII. Caryophyllaires. — Caryophyllie. Turbinolopse. Tur- 
binolie. Cyclolite. Fongie. 
Ord. XIV. Meandrinees — Pavone. Apsendesie. Agarice. Mean- 
drine. Monticulaire. 
Ord, XV. Astrees. — Echinopore. Explanaire. Astree. 
Ord. XVI. Madreporees — Porite. Seriatopore. Pocillopore. Ma- 
drepore. Oculine. Styline. Sarcinule. 
Section III. 
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Polypiers tubules. — Stony, formed of distinct and parallel tubes. 
Ord. XVII. Tubiporees. — Catenipore. Favosite. Eunomie. Tubi- 
pore. 
Division III. 
POLYPIDOMS CARNOSE, MORE OR LESS IRRITABLE 
AND WITHOUT A CENTRAL AXIS. 
Ord. XVIII. Alcyonees. — Alcyon. Lobulaire. Ammothee. Xenia. 
Anthelie. Alcyonidee. Alcyonelle. Hallirhoe. 
Ord. XIX. Polyclinees — Distome. Sigilline. Synoique. Aplide. 
Polycline. Didemne. Eucelie. Botrylle. 
Ord. XX. Actinaires. — Chenendopore. Hypalime. Lymnoree. 
Pelagie. Montlivaltie. Isaure. leree. 
Remark on this system seems almost unnecessary. The 
student will deem it too complex with all its sections and sub- 
sections ; and the experienced naturalist will at once eschew it 
as only tending to embroil, and confuse and nullify all the know- 
ledge which has been acquired on the structure and physiology 
of the remarkable creatures which are here so elaborately mis- 
arranged. Animals which the admirable anatomical researches 
of Savigny had proved, by the consent of all, to belong to a dif- 
ferent category, are here forcibly degraded to their Linnaean 
rank, and stand in juxtaposition with true zoophytes on the 
one hand, and doubtful ones on the other ; and, perhaps to 
make room for these pretenders, some rightful claimants, as 
Hydra and Pennatula, are altogether excluded : some genera 
so nearly allied that their distinction may be questioned, for ex- 
ample, Flustra and Eschara, stand in different divisions at wide 
distances ; while others, which have not one character of im- 
portance to connect, and every thing to dissever them, are placed 
