Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumWest, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1990 - Natural history |
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... calyces . . 8 6B . Polyps few ( < 40 ) , arranged sparsely in clusters of 2-4 at intervals along rachis . Calyces and sclerites not apparent . . . . 7 7A . Polyp pairs 10-20 . Intervals between polyp pairs < 10 mm .. Scleroptilidae 7B ...
... calyces . . 8 6B . Polyps few ( < 40 ) , arranged sparsely in clusters of 2-4 at intervals along rachis . Calyces and sclerites not apparent . . . . 7 7A . Polyp pairs 10-20 . Intervals between polyp pairs < 10 mm .. Scleroptilidae 7B ...
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... Calyces often not conspicuous with unaided vision . Colonies usually straight or sometimes curved . .... Actinoptilum molle Colonies bilaterally symmetrical ; rachis curved , concave side with longitu- dinal furrow or V - shaped region ...
... Calyces often not conspicuous with unaided vision . Colonies usually straight or sometimes curved . .... Actinoptilum molle Colonies bilaterally symmetrical ; rachis curved , concave side with longitu- dinal furrow or V - shaped region ...
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... calyces . Distance between polyps along rachis 4-7 mm . Calyces 2-4 mm long . Calyces adhere to rachis along their inner proximal portions and face upward . Calyces usually with two terminal teeth , but these are sometimes obscure in ...
... calyces . Distance between polyps along rachis 4-7 mm . Calyces 2-4 mm long . Calyces adhere to rachis along their inner proximal portions and face upward . Calyces usually with two terminal teeth , but these are sometimes obscure in ...
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absent Actinoptilum molle Adjacent polyps Alcyonaria Amphiacme abyssorum Anthoptilum Anthozoa Atlantic autozooids axis Balss Calibelemnon calyces calyx calyx teeth Cape Town Cavernularia elegans Cavernulina coast cosmopolitan distribution D'Hondt depth Diagnosis Colonies distal Distichoptilum gracile Distribution Fig dorsal dredge Echinoptilum echinatum Echinoptilum macintoshii elongate Entire colony False Bay Family fauna G. C. Williams genera genus Grasshoff Halipteris Herklots Hickson Hubrecht Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific J. A. Thomson Kölliker Kophobelemnon stelliferum Kükenthal & Broch Kükenthal 1915 leaf Linnaeus Lituaria Material mesozooids micrographs of sclerites minute ovals Mozambique Namibia Natal numerous Pallas partim Pasternak peduncle peduncular Pennatula inflata pennatulaceans polyp leaves Polyps arranged proximal portions Pteroeides isosceles quadrangular R.V. Meiring Naude rachis record region retractile Scale sclerites Sclerites from surface Scleroptilum sea pens Siphonozooids South Africa South African Museum southern Africa specimens surface of peduncle synonymy tentacles terminal teeth three-flanged spindles Tixier-Durivault Transkei trawl type locality Type species Veretillum Verrill Virgularia schultzei whorl