THE 
SKIFF MEDUSA. 
Generic Character. 
Body gelatinous,•'•orbicular, commonly deprefled. 
Mouth central, beneath. 
Specieic Character. 
OVAL BLUE MEDUSA, with oblique, di¬ 
vided creft, and very numerous tentacula 
beneath. 
The beautiful animal here figured is very fre¬ 
quently obferved ni the Mediterranean fea, failing 
on the furface of the water in the manner of the 
Medufa Velella, to which it is extremely nearly al¬ 
lied: it is reprefented in its natural fize. 
