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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... side refers to the side of the rachis adjacent to the oldest ( usually largest ) autozooids , where the rachis appears mostly bare and uncovered by the polyp leaves ; hence , the ventral side refers to the side of the rachis opposite to ...
... side refers to the side of the rachis adjacent to the oldest ( usually largest ) autozooids , where the rachis appears mostly bare and uncovered by the polyp leaves ; hence , the ventral side refers to the side of the rachis opposite to ...
Page 37
... sides of rachis . 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 ...
... sides of rachis . 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 ...
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... side of calyces appressed to lateral margin of rachis . The siphonozooids are two per autozooid , placed on the rachis directly above the mouth of each autozooid , one on the dorsal side and one on the ventral side of the calyx . A ...
... side of calyces appressed to lateral margin of rachis . The siphonozooids are two per autozooid , placed on the rachis directly above the mouth of each autozooid , one on the dorsal side and one on the ventral side of the calyx . A ...
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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