. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 186 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 2. Anthothela parviflora Thomson, 1917. A. Entire colony on a dead coral fragment, total length of colony 50 mm. B. Detail of a branch in transverse section, with two polyps; length of figure 10 mm. Abbreviations: a—anthocodia, c—cortex, ca—calyx, m—medulla. basal stem. The characters that distinguish A. grandiflora, as well as details of its distribution, can be found in the following works: Sars (1856), Kukenthal (1919: 43, fig. 17), Verrill (1922), Thom
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 186 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 2. Anthothela parviflora Thomson, 1917. A. Entire colony on a dead coral fragment, total length of colony 50 mm. B. Detail of a branch in transverse section, with two polyps; length of figure 10 mm. Abbreviations: a—anthocodia, c—cortex, ca—calyx, m—medulla. basal stem. The characters that distinguish A. grandiflora, as well as details of its distribution, can be found in the following works: Sars (1856), Kukenthal (1919: 43, fig. 17), Verrill (1922), Thomson (1927: 16), and Grasshoff (1982a, map 1; 19826: 942, fig. 4). Subfamily Spongiodermatinae Aurivillius, 1931 Calyces present or absent. Cortical sclerites with capstans or radiates. Medullar sclerites are rods that are often branched or spiny. Genus Homophyton Gray, 1866 Solanderia Mobius, 1861: 3 (preoccupied by Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846: 218). Homophyton Gray, 1866: 27. Spongioderma Kolliker, 1870: 14. Kukenthal, 1919: 89; 1924: 34 (Lit!).. 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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