Veficulated CoraLuines. 25 
_ This Species of Animals feems to be nearly allied to the 
Bell-animals, adhering to the Duckweed, or Lens Paluftris, 
defcribed by Mr. Lewemhoeck, and of which he has given us 
a Figure in the Philofophical Tranfactions, N°. 283, 295, and 
3373 only ours are much larger. | : 
There is another Species of this creeping kind, of Bell-Co- Areperd, 
ralline, which is found adhering to the Sea-fir Coralline. . 0 7, 
- 'The Difference between them is, that the twifted Stalks — 
of this are much fhorter, and the Cups are longer fhaped, 
and not indented about the Brims. See its natural Size Fig. 
‘8, N®. 21. in the fame Plate; and Fig. B, its magnified 
Appearance. | s 
N°’. 22, Corallina omnium minima, veficulis nunc ramofitity Plate XIt. 
nunc racematim, denfe difpofitis. ; ee eee 
Cluftering Polype Coralline. 
This is the fmalleft of all the Tribe of Corallines, appear- 
ing through the fourth Magnifier of Wil/on's fingle Micro- 
{eope, no bigger than the Fig. Band G. The natural Size is 
exprefled at 6 22. and ¢ 22. 
- While I was obferving with Attention fome other marine 
Produétions in the Microfcope, I difcovered the round Bunch 
of tranfparent Globules, at Fig. C, flicking to a Branch of 
one of the Corallines; this on a fudden, to my great Sur- 
- prize, rofe up, and expanded itfelf under my Eye, into the 
_ Plant-like Figure at B, with regular Branches and Stalks 
_ fupporting Pear-fhaped Veficles: Each of thefe Veficles, with 
its Polype in it, appeared to act independently for itfelf 5 for 
I obferved each of them very bufy prowling about in Search 
of Prey, fo far as the Length of their Stalk would pernnt 
them: In lefs than a Minute, 1 was as much amazed to ee 
BY cere 4 ; : | Boe. at, 
