Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . ups of 2-20(commonly 3-7). Polyps of these clusters joined proximally. Polyps elongateclavate, 2-3 mm in length, curved adaxially, non-retractile, but tentaclesretractile into body of polyps. Polyparium sclerites are caterpillars, leaf clubs,and thorny spindles, <0,33 mm in length. Surface sclerites of stalk tuberculatespheroids of irregular shape, and capstan-like radiates, <0,15 mm in are densely set in gastric cavity walls of the colony interior, <0,12 mmin length. Colony colour pink in life,
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . ups of 2-20(commonly 3-7). Polyps of these clusters joined proximally. Polyps elongateclavate, 2-3 mm in length, curved adaxially, non-retractile, but tentaclesretractile into body of polyps. Polyparium sclerites are caterpillars, leaf clubs,and thorny spindles, <0,33 mm in length. Surface sclerites of stalk tuberculatespheroids of irregular shape, and capstan-like radiates, <0,15 mm in are densely set in gastric cavity walls of the colony interior, <0,12 mmin length. Colony colour pink in life, fading to dark grey or brown in alcohol. Distribution Known from the west coast of the Cape of Good Hope Peninsula tosouthern Transkei, between 15 and 70 m in depth (Williams 1988, in press a).Type locality is the west coast of the Cape Peninsula. Remarks Capnella susanae differs from other southern African nephtheids bydigitiform growth habit, polyps 2-3 mm long distributed along finger-likepolyparium, and sclerites <0,33 mm long. SOFT CORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 331. Fig. 39. Capnella susanae Williams, 1988. Entire colony 25 mm in length. B. Group of three polyps; central polyp is 3 mm in length. C. Sclerites from polyp wall. D. Sclerites from surface of stalk. C-D. Scale bar = 0,2 mm. 332 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM
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