WORMS, ZOOPHYTA. 97. Spongia. 659 
Porous, (lightly branched, irregularly formul, rough and 
very tough, with knotty perforations on the branches. 
Sloans Jamaica, l. p, 63. tib. 23 fio. Seba Muf 5. t. 96./. 2. 
Inhabits the Jnierican ’. cean; reddilh-grey or whitifli, and about 
the ihiekncfs of a finger. 
^^omsntofa Porous, irregularly formed, brittle, foft, downy, interwovai! 
with minuteft fpines. 
Ellis Coral!, /. So, tab. 1 6. f 'g. d. d l . D i , 
Inhabits the Briiifa, African and 1 Aian Coajls, adhering to 
inar ne fubftances ; when freih of a bright orange-colour and 
full of gelatinous flefh, when dry whiiifti and very light, and 
if broken refembles the crumb or fo‘'t part of bread- It ap- 
pears to be compofed of a number of minute fpines, and upon 
handling ft'ngs and raifes blillcrs like Cow-itch, 
“tfllaris-. Irregularly formed, caulefcent, eredf, with appreffed porn,- 
loiis branches. 
Mull. 7.00I. Dan. pt'oar. 3086. 
Inhabits the Nor<way Ocean; a foot and half high, and about the 
thicknefs of a finger: round, of the confidence of common 
Sponge bur more compafi, with very numerous pores appear- 
ing as if perforated by a very fine npedle. 
^’cbotom Dichotomous, with erect cylindrical elaflic w'oolly branches 
proceeding from one fide of the ftem.. 
Pkilof. Tranf 55. /i. 289 tab H,fg I. 
Pantopp. Nornu. I. y, Z5I tab. 12. jig, 7. 
Gunner AA.Ntdros. 4. p. 79, tab. 5. fig. I. t. (l.f. t.. 
Rump/ Amh. 6. tab. 86. fig. 3 ? 
Inhabits European Indian itw, 5 — 6 inches high, pale yei.- 
low and full of minute pores. 
'^‘npo/at With round foft downy branches, 
Philof. Tranf. p. z88. tab. to. C. 
Inhabits the Sujex Coast; 3 inches high, pale yellow. 
'^’•istata. Flat, ered, foft, with rows of fraall pores a little projeil- 
ing along the top 
Philof. TranJ. 55. A z88 tab. 1 1; G. 
Inhabits the Britijh (hores, adhering to rocks : generally 2 inches 
' high and 3 longy yeliowifli, and growing in the jhape of a 
Cock’s comb. 
^^ttlmata. Palmate, with finger.like divifions , round rfie furface : 
pores a little prominent and irregularly difpofed, 
Solander and Ellis Cor all. p 1 89. «. I O 5 8. / 6. 
' Inhabits the SuJ'ex Coast : reddifh inclining to yellow, with a fofc 
woolly (ubltance like S. oculata. 
4 P ? Prolifer a. 
