Natural Hiftory of 
jointed in the next: The Veficles are almoft globular, and 
are often found wrinkled or furrow’d.acrofs. Fig. a, N.8 
gives the natural Appearance of it creeping on the Sea-Oak — 
Fucus. Fig. 4, in the fame Plate, fhews a Branch of it with 
the Veficles magnified. 
Whilft I was on the Suffex Coaft at Brighthelnftone, 1 firkt &\! 
perceived the Polypes alive in the Veficles of the denticulated 
Clafs of Corallines, and particularly in this. Thefe Animals are’ ; 
of a much larger Size in the Velicles than thofe in the Denti- 
cles. They are protruded or grow out irregularly here and 
_ there, with their Veficles, from the Sides of the Stem and 
Branches. We can eafily diftinguith them in the Microfecope 
to be united to the Body of the Parent Polype; which feems 
to confift of Links of {mall Polypes in Pairs, each Pair con- — 
nected to other Pairs by a flefhy Line, that runs through the 
Middle of the Coralline. Here we faw the {mall Polypes- 
of this Species extending their Claws in fearch of Food, as well 
as thofe of the veficulated kind. ) | 
Fig. 4, defcribes them as they appeared in the Microfcope 
while recent. 
N°. 9. Corallina veficulata, caule angulato rigido, ramis denfe 
Stipatis et bifurcatis, terminantibus, denticulis cauli appreffis. — 
fucus Equifeti facie, Oftree Tefee adnafcens. 
| Sibbald. Scot. Ill. L. x. p. 56. Tab. 12. 
| R.S. N°. 47. p. 50. t a 
Bottle-bruth Coralline. ashen + 
~ 
here to Sea-fhells. 
_» This Coralline arifes from horny zubuli, which ftrongly ad- 
The Stalk is ere&, ftiff, and full of Knots, terminating the 
alternate Angles, which feem to be the {Ends of Branches 
broken off. ’ | 
It 
