Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumWest, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1992 - Natural history |
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... length . Colonies are unbranched , slightly clavate or markedly capitate . The polyp - bearing capitulum may arise ... length . Inner cortex sclerites are robust tuberculate spindles , 0,30–0,50 mm in length . The medulla possesses ...
... length . Colonies are unbranched , slightly clavate or markedly capitate . The polyp - bearing capitulum may arise ... length . Inner cortex sclerites are robust tuberculate spindles , 0,30–0,50 mm in length . The medulla possesses ...
Page 269
... length . Sclerites of the coenenchyme and surface of the polyps are scales that vary in length from 0,04 mm to 0,17 mm . Many are somewhat bone - shaped with very fine denticulations along the margin . Colony colour greyish - white ...
... length . Sclerites of the coenenchyme and surface of the polyps are scales that vary in length from 0,04 mm to 0,17 mm . Many are somewhat bone - shaped with very fine denticulations along the margin . Colony colour greyish - white ...
Page 282
... length ) . Internodes white ( 3-7 mm in length ) . Polyp sclerites are irregular plates with serrated or scalloped margins and some surface tuberculation ( 0,17-0,30 mm long ) . Coenenchymal sclerites are similar but mostly narrow ( 0 ...
... length ) . Internodes white ( 3-7 mm in length ) . Polyp sclerites are irregular plates with serrated or scalloped margins and some surface tuberculation ( 0,17-0,30 mm long ) . Coenenchymal sclerites are similar but mostly narrow ( 0 ...
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Acabaria rubra Acanthogorgia Acanthomuricea Algoa Bay Anastomosis Anthocodiae Axis composed balloon clubs Bayer branches arising calyces calyx Calyx sclerites Cape Agulhas capensis Simpson capstans Chathamisis Chrysogorgia clavate coarsely tuberculate Coenenchymal sclerites Colonies examined range Colony colour cortex cylindrical depth Williams Description Colonies examined Diagnosis Colonies dichotomously branched dredge East London eastern Cape Province Ellisellidae elongate entire colony Eunicella albicans Eunicella papillosa False Bay Family G. C. Williams genera genus gorgonians Gorgoniidae Gray holdfast holotype Homophyton verrucosum Indo-Pacific internodes Junceella Kölliker Kükenthal Leptogorgia Leptogorgia gilchristi longitudinal material medulla monomorphic multiplanar non-spicular northern Natal Pieter Faure survey pinnate planar Polyps Polyps monomorphic present work represents R.V. Meiring Naude Radicipes S.S. Pieter Faure Scale bar Scanning electron micrographs SCUBA South Africa southern Africa sparsely specimens Stiasny text-fig Tixier-Durivault Transkei tuberculated spindles Type locality Type species unbranched Verrill W. R. Liltved whorls Williams in press Wright & Studer Wrightella