ORDER V. The ZOOPHYTA, are compound animals, furnished with a kind of flowers, and having a vegetating root and stem.—This order contains 15 genera, viz. Spongia, Gorgonia, Tubularia, Hydra, &c. See these articles.
This short explanation will enable any person who understands the Latin language to peruse the Systema Naturæ of LINNÆUS without the assistance of a master.—For more particular information concerning the several branches and subjects of zoology, he may consult the various articles above referred to.