. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A COLLECTION OF HYDROIDS FROM MOZAMBIQUE, EAST AFRICA 37 Family Proboscidactylidae Proboscidactyla (Lar) sp. Fig. 9 Description Colonies growing on tubes of the polychaet, Laonome sp. Hydrorhiza reticular, spreading between the sand-grains of the polychaet tube. Gastrozooids forming a single row on rim of tube, reaching a maximum height (preserved) of 0,48 mm to tip of hypostome. Two solid filiform tentacles arising at half to two-thirds of height and facing cavity of polychaet tube. Hypostome with a
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A COLLECTION OF HYDROIDS FROM MOZAMBIQUE, EAST AFRICA 37 Family Proboscidactylidae Proboscidactyla (Lar) sp. Fig. 9 Description Colonies growing on tubes of the polychaet, Laonome sp. Hydrorhiza reticular, spreading between the sand-grains of the polychaet tube. Gastrozooids forming a single row on rim of tube, reaching a maximum height (preserved) of 0,48 mm to tip of hypostome. Two solid filiform tentacles arising at half to two-thirds of height and facing cavity of polychaet tube. Hypostome with an asymmetrically placed pad of nematocysts on the side away from the cavity. Gonozooids of varying size, the largest ones reaching 0,31 mm in height and seated immediately below the gastrozooids or arising from their bases, only these large gonozooids bearing medusa-buds. Smaller, sterile gonozooids scattered for some 2 mm down the length of the polychaet tube. Gonozooids without tentacles, with a distal pad of nematocysts, bearing up to four medusae of different 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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