. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. A COLLECTION OF HYDROIDS. 343 cylindrica van Lendeiifeld,^ from Bay of Islands, New Zealand ; but tlie pedicel is much longer in tlie Natal hydroid. Trophosome.—The hydrorhiza is a creeping stolon. Diameter 0'15mm., thickness of perisarc 12 fi. Hy drocaulus.—Simple annulated stems of variable length (0-4-1-4 mm.). Diameter about 044 mm., thickness of perisarc 18/7. Hydrotheca.—Tubular, straight or expanding, strongly Text-fig. Lafcea magna sp. n. eve
. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. A COLLECTION OF HYDROIDS. 343 cylindrica van Lendeiifeld,^ from Bay of Islands, New Zealand ; but tlie pedicel is much longer in tlie Natal hydroid. Trophosome.—The hydrorhiza is a creeping stolon. Diameter 0'15mm., thickness of perisarc 12 fi. Hy drocaulus.—Simple annulated stems of variable length (0-4-1-4 mm.). Diameter about 044 mm., thickness of perisarc 18/7. Hydrotheca.—Tubular, straight or expanding, strongly Text-fig. Lafcea magna sp. n. everted margin. Two or three renewed margins may some- times be seen, marking the same number of regenerations of the polyp (text-fig. 22, B 1, 2, 3). Height about 1*3 mm. ; diameter, about at the middle, 0*58 mm,; diameter of mouth, 0*707 mm.; diameter in region of diaphragm, 0*282 mm.; diameter of aperture of diaphragm, 0452 mm. Hydranth.—About 22 tentacles; nematocysts, 7'0/i in length, and 2*3/x in breadth. Gonosome.—Unknown. ' Lendenfeld, R. von, * Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales," vol. ix. p. 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 Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum
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