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through which are protruded little fuckers like po- 
lypes each furnifhed with 6 tentacles or filaments, 
like what we obferve on fome of the Corals, and 
feem to be the proper mouths of the animal. The 
under part of the body is quite flat, this furface is 
fall of the ramifications of flefhy fibres, which, 
proceeding from the infertion of the tail, as their 
common center, branch themfelves out, fo as to 
communicate with the fiarry openings on the exte- 
rior edge and upper furface of this uncommon ani- 
mal : for a clearer idea I mull refer you to the fi- 
gure of this, as well as that of your own Penna- 
tula, and am. 
Dear Sir, 
T , ~ , Your much obliged 
London, Dec. 15, 1763. 0 
Humble Servant, 
John Ellis* 
