WORMS* ZOOPHYTA. 95. Gorgonia. 64*5 
Ginann. Adr. l. />. 14. tab J^fg. 20. 21. 
Solandtr and Eilii Corail. p. 89. n. 1 4. 
Inhabits the Mediterrarian, Weft Indian and Bfitipi feas, adher- 
ing to rocks or incrufting the Lepas calceolus : a foot and half 
high or more, and grows in a fan-fhaped manner when dry is 
of a dirty-white or cinereous colour ; bone of a fubllance be- 
tween wood and horn. 
'^'‘tlpathes. Shrubby, with ered alternate paniclcd’ branches: bone with 
flexuous flritE. 
Falcut. hid. litt. p. 501. lab. S.fg- »• 
Falentyn. hid 4. tab, 52. « 51. epit.p. 28. 
Seha Mid. 3. tab. 104. n. z. t. 107. n. 4. 
Ginann. Adr. V.p.lJ. tab 13,14. f. 29. ^ 
knorr Delie. tab. A. \. f. t. t. A. vi./, i. Donat. Mon. t.l.z. 
W//. Cr/Zotj. /. 63 . 49.A 4 -<^- ^ . e- e 
Inhabits the Indian and Mediterranean feas ; above 2 feet high : 
horny, deep black, with a grey bark. This affords the black 
Cofa'l of thb (hops, 
^iicept^ Slightly branened, with COinprelled {tem and branches, each 
with a row of florets along both the margins. 
Ellis Corail. p. 68. tab. 27. fig. g. n 2. 
Colander anil Ellis Corail, /• 89 n. 15. 
Petioj. pierig. tab. l 8 . f 12. Catejby Carol. 2. t. 34* 
Sloar.e Jamaic. i. p. ^6. n. i tab. zy. fig. 4.. r v il 
inhabits the American and Britijh coasts % nearly 2 feet high; 
fiep calcareous : bone roundilh, finall at the ends, of a horny 
leathery texture: when recent of a fine violet colour, but 
when dry yellowifh or white. 
With fprend irregular flightly tapering branches: fl fh red, 
fott, Ilippery and full of minute pores: bone ftonyj 
bright red and irregularly ftriate. Red Coral. 
Sdlander and Ellis Cof all p 90. n. 16 tab. 13./. 3, 4. 
Ellis Corail. /. 93. tab. 35./?- a. 
Donati Adr. p. 43 tab. 5. Canj.pol. mat. t.t.z. 
Bonan Muf Kirch, p. 2C5. tab. p. 284. n. t. 
‘lournef. Inft. ?• 57 ^' 339 ‘ ret re 
Mar/ lift. Mar.p icS tab. 22-^29 />.l68. tab. 40,/. iSz- 
Knorr Ddic. tab. A n.\,Z. tab. A 11. n.4. 
.SehaM:/ I- tab-X^^. ftg.t—J. _ . .T 1 , 
Inhabits the Mediterranean and Red Sea; is very beautiful, valu- 
ab e, and grows to about a foot in height : pores qx Jhrets irre- 
^^Okrly placed and a little prominent, coniilling of 8 valves, 
from vvliich proceed the polypes with, 8 tentacula. 
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