. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. GORGONIAN OCTOCORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 187 Diagnosis Colonies elongate, unbranched or with few dichotomous branches arising from a single basal stem. Calyces prominent or absent. Single ring of longitudi- nal canals between cortex and medulla. Cortex in one layer, composed primarily of globose radiates. Medulla composed of stout rods that are somewhat branched or spiny. A monotypic genus restricted to southern Fig. 3. Anthothela parviflora Thomson, 1917. A. Half transverse section through b
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. GORGONIAN OCTOCORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 187 Diagnosis Colonies elongate, unbranched or with few dichotomous branches arising from a single basal stem. Calyces prominent or absent. Single ring of longitudi- nal canals between cortex and medulla. Cortex in one layer, composed primarily of globose radiates. Medulla composed of stout rods that are somewhat branched or spiny. A monotypic genus restricted to southern Fig. 3. Anthothela parviflora Thomson, 1917. A. Half transverse section through base of colony showing internal structure; total diameter 3 mm. Abbreviations: c—cortex. 1—longi- tudinal canal, m—medulla. B. Anthocodial sclerites. C. Sclerites from the calyx and cortex. D. Sclerites from the medulla. Scale bar = 0,4 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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