. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 324 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. C-E Fig. 104. Thyroscyphus fruticosus. A, hydrocladium; B, stem; C and D, hydrothecae; E, gonotheca. Scale: B in cm, A in mm, the rest in mm/10. Large nematocysts bean-shaped, present in body of hydranth only (Splettstosser). Gonotheca arising from stem apophysis below hydrotheca, elongate- oval, smooth, a little larger than hydrotheca, female obliquely truncated distally, containing one egg which develops into a planula in situ. No external marsupium. Colour:

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. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 324 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. C-E Fig. 104. Thyroscyphus fruticosus. A, hydrocladium; B, stem; C and D, hydrothecae; E, gonotheca. Scale: B in cm, A in mm, the rest in mm/10. Large nematocysts bean-shaped, present in body of hydranth only (Splettstosser). Gonotheca arising from stem apophysis below hydrotheca, elongate- oval, smooth, a little larger than hydrotheca, female obliquely truncated distally, containing one egg which develops into a planula in situ. No external marsupium. Colour: pale rose when living, yellow when Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum

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