The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from the various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis / systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander.

Date:
1786
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Credit: The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from the various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis / systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    having a tubuious mouth to each of its cells. The whole is of a deep yellowifh femi-tranfparent color, and of a; membranaceous texture. 12. Fiuilramembranacea. Chagrin Sea Matt.- Membranaceous adhering Sea Matt, with oblong qua- drangular ceils, pointed at the upper projeding angles. Fluftra piano-fc'liacea indivifa ad?jata^ hinc cel- lulis quad?'a7igulls. oblon- gis^ ad angulos fuperiores prominulis^ mucronatis, Flujlra meinbranacea. Linn. Syil. Nat. Ed. 12. pag, 1301. This Sea Matt was brought, from Weymouth, in Dor- fetfhire, and was found adhering to the Fucus digitatus. There are difperfed here and there, at regular diftances over the furface, little tranfparent, fhort, eredl tubes; but to what ufe I fhall not pretend to determine, unlefs they are the ovaries. IV. C E L L A R I A. Animal crefcensplantds habitu. Stirps crufiacea^ lapi- defcensy e cellulis feriatis compojita^ plerumque ra- mofa et articulata^ tubu- lis adhcerejis. QimtxAd. polypiformia e poro vel ofculo fingtdcB cclhdiS exferens. CELLEFEROUS CORALLINE Is an animal growing in the. form of a plant. The ftem is cruftaceous, in- clining to ftone, compofed of rows of cells, for the moft part jointed and branched, ad- hering by little tubes. It fends forth polype-like fuckers from the little open- ings of each of its cells. Ovaria