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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... Peduncle somewhat stiff . Adjacent polyps of a particular leaf gradually become larger from the innermost to the outermost polyp . Gradual transition between peduncle and rachis Scytaliopsis djiboutiensis 24B . Polyps 5-12 per leaf .
... Peduncle somewhat stiff . Adjacent polyps of a particular leaf gradually become larger from the innermost to the outermost polyp . Gradual transition between peduncle and rachis Scytaliopsis djiboutiensis 24B . Polyps 5-12 per leaf .
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... peduncle , whereas these sclerites are absent in the peduncle interior ; axis absent ; sclerites from the surfaces of the peduncle and rachis are predominantly elongate rods and spindles . The rachis interior has similar sclerites but ...
... peduncle , whereas these sclerites are absent in the peduncle interior ; axis absent ; sclerites from the surfaces of the peduncle and rachis are predominantly elongate rods and spindles . The rachis interior has similar sclerites but ...
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... peduncle . A genus of five species ; Atlantic , Pacific and Western Indian oceans . Type species . Virgularia ... Peduncle stout , approximately 200 mm long and up to 15 mm wide . Peduncle distinctly quadrangular . Autozooids arranged in ...
... peduncle . A genus of five species ; Atlantic , Pacific and Western Indian oceans . Type species . Virgularia ... Peduncle stout , approximately 200 mm long and up to 15 mm wide . Peduncle distinctly quadrangular . Autozooids arranged 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