. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. 66 CORALS AND CORAL LSLANDS. tion of the stem enlarged, showing the cavities occupied by the retracted polyps. In the genus Melitaea, and some others related, the inter- nodes are porous and somewhat cork-like or suberous instead. RUBRUM. of horny. The species of this group are often bright-coloured and much brancherl, and resemble, in aspect, ordinary Gor- gonicX; but they are very brittle, breaking easily at the inter- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digital


. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. 66 CORALS AND CORAL LSLANDS. tion of the stem enlarged, showing the cavities occupied by the retracted polyps. In the genus Melitaea, and some others related, the inter- nodes are porous and somewhat cork-like or suberous instead. RUBRUM. of horny. The species of this group are often bright-coloured and much brancherl, and resemble, in aspect, ordinary Gor- gonicX; but they are very brittle, breaking easily at the inter- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle


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