Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . Fig. 9. Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988. A. An entire colony, 46 mm in height. B. Paratype specimen cut longitudinally to reveal internal structure; height of specimen 52 mm. C. Four sclerites from the surface of the stalk; scale bar = 0,1 mm. Abbreviations: gc—gastric cavity, s—sclerites. SOFT CORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 273 ?Jm ,:-# * f[ *- -«\ .V--1 © © © v^\^. !«? *-^S 1 i?* k ?Jl - - ft ? ml1 © o Fig. 10. Scanning electron micrographs of Alcyonium distinction Williams, 1988. Sclerites from the surface of the stalk
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . Fig. 9. Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988. A. An entire colony, 46 mm in height. B. Paratype specimen cut longitudinally to reveal internal structure; height of specimen 52 mm. C. Four sclerites from the surface of the stalk; scale bar = 0,1 mm. Abbreviations: gc—gastric cavity, s—sclerites. SOFT CORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 273 ?Jm ,:-# * f[ *- -«\ .V--1 © © © v^\^. !«? *-^S 1 i?* k ?Jl - - ft ? ml1 © o Fig. 10. Scanning electron micrographs of Alcyonium distinction Williams, 1988. Sclerites from the surface of the stalk. A. 0,13 mm. B. 0,13 mm. C. 0,10 mm. D. 0,10 mm, mm and 0,11 mm. E. 0,09 mm. F. 0,14 mm. 274 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Remarks This species is distinguished from other southern African Alcyonium speciesby the possession of lobate growth form and the restriction of sclerites to thesurface region of the stalk. Alcyonium elegans (Kukenthal, 1902) comb. nov. Figs 11-12 Anthomastus elegans Kukenthal, 1902: 301; 1906: 64, p
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