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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... tentacle and form a band 2-3 sclerites in width . Similar but colourless rods are found at various oblique angles to the axis , near the bases of the pinnules ( Fig . 5C ) . The rods of the tentacles vary in length from 0,13–0,17 mm ...
... tentacle and form a band 2-3 sclerites in width . Similar but colourless rods are found at various oblique angles to the axis , near the bases of the pinnules ( Fig . 5C ) . The rods of the tentacles vary in length from 0,13–0,17 mm ...
Page 55
... tentacle has a medially placed longitudinal row of 1-20 sclerites , arranged more - or - less parallel to the axis of the tentacles ( Fig . 9C - D ) . These are three - flanged rods 0,10-0,16 mm in length ( Fig . 10C ) . Bare regions of ...
... tentacle has a medially placed longitudinal row of 1-20 sclerites , arranged more - or - less parallel to the axis of the tentacles ( Fig . 9C - D ) . These are three - flanged rods 0,10-0,16 mm in length ( Fig . 10C ) . Bare regions of ...
Page 97
... tentacles , smooth rods or spindles in peduncle . A genus of five species ; Atlantic , Pacific and Western Indian oceans . Type species . Virgularia finmarchica Sars , 1851 ; northern Atlantic . Halipteris africana ( Studer , 1879 ) ...
... tentacles , smooth rods or spindles in peduncle . A genus of five species ; Atlantic , Pacific and Western Indian oceans . Type species . Virgularia finmarchica Sars , 1851 ; northern Atlantic . Halipteris africana ( Studer , 1879 ) ...
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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