ELK’S-HORN MILLEPORE. 
Generic Character. 
Animal refernbling a Hydra or Polype. 
Coral furnifhcd with cylindric turbinated pores; 
Specific Character , &c. 
Strait compreffed MILLEPORE, with fcarce 
perceptible fcattered pores. 
ELK’S-HORN MILLEPORE. 
Ellis zooph. p. 141. 
The Millepora alcicornis is a native of the Indian 
and American feas, and varies greatly in fize, but is 
generally diftinguiihed by its upright growth, and 
the flattened and dilated form of its terminal rami¬ 
fications. Its color is a dull chalky white, fome- 
times very flightly tinged with yellowifh. 
