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C, SMITHII. Polypidom cylindrical, lamellas cntir ( ’ 
arched, finely ercnate, from three to five smaller 
between the larger, centre tubercular. PI. 12 , fig, 3. 
Madrepora cyalhus, Ellis and Solander’s Zoopb., p. 
lab. 28, fig. 7 . Caryophyllia cyathus, Fleming’s Brit. ^ n ' ! 
p. 508. Caryophyllia sessilis, Bellamy’s South Devon ’ 
Hist., p. 330, tab. 18. C. Smithii, Harvey in Mag. 
Hist., vol. 1 , new series, p. 474, fig. 55, ( the figure of t ! 
animal inaccurate.) Johnston’s Brit. Zooph., p. 207, fi S' ’ 
p. 200 . 
Ilab. On stones from deep water, abundant. Polpe rr °’ 
Goran, Mevagissey, Very an. 
There is scarcely a stone drawn from deep water, but I ,n 
several specimens of this species attached to it, and in B ,a 3 
cases so many as sixty, or even more. ^ 
The height of this Zoophyte varies from one-eighth of 1 
inch to an inch ; it is calcareous, cylindrical or conical, 1 ° 
gitudinally striated externally, and firmly united to the rj>f 
Superiorly it is cupped or concave, and lamellated. 1 y 
lamellae may be divided into three kinds; first, the prii ” 3 ^ 
or larger ones, which rise above the rest and extend u ^ 
the circumference two-thirds towards the centre, and v ‘ ' 
in number from twelve to twenty, and Dr. Fleming say s ^ 
forty ; this number does not depend on the size of the *P 
cimen. Between these primary ones arc three smaller o° ' j 
the centre one of which is the largest, and extends * r ^ 
the circumference halfway towards the centre, w ^ ere - 0 j; 
apparently' ends, but soon after rises into another gill, f° rlll j^ 
an inner series, lying between the primary ones and 
tuberculated centre. The external longitudinal stri®, 
formed by the attachments of the gills inside. |y 
The animal is an Actinia, and when expanded is del ® 1 j ^ 
beautiful. In expanding, the mouth is first elevated, aI ’ j,t 
about one and a half lines in length, surrounded by a jt 
yellow or brown rim, marked transversely by rug®, aS ([l6 s 
was formed of lamellae, but when fully expanded it bec° 
smooth and polished. Beyond this labial rim are two or ^j), 
series of tentacula, similar in form to the horns oi a s ^.,ll 
light brown at their bases or origins, with white rounded t 
like extremities, made more conspicuous by each b aV |'^ v v 
vermillion circumference. The colour of the animal ^ 
ever, is liable to great variation; it is sometimes red, )' e . 
orange, or brown, but the white rounded extremity 0 
tentacula is constant. . j r tj" 
I have obtained specimens on this coast from the “> 
second ot an inch to one inch in height ; from havWo 
lour primary rays, up to twenty. 
