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HOODED MADREPORE. 
GENERIC CHARACTER, 
Jlnhnal allied to a Medusa. 
Coral marked with lamellar star-shaped cavities. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, i^c. 
Foliaceous, flattened, concatenated MADRE¬ 
PORE, with deep stars disposed in rows, 
and subflexuose, sharply carinated expan¬ 
sions. 
This curious species of Madrepore is found on the 
rocks of the Indian seas, and is represented on the 
plate in its natural size. 
