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Macrorhynchia crestata
Description All after MHNG-INVE-0069639 (holotype), except H which is from MHNG-INVE-0087097. If not otherwise indicated, all magnifications are as in B. (A) Colony silhouette. (B) Segment of main tube of stem, apophysis of cladium directed towards right. Two nematothecae with conical processes are present. The double circle at the base of the apophysis is a mamelon. (C) Lateral view of lower nematotheca depicted in B. (D) Lateral view of hydrothecate segment in proximal region of cladium. (E) Lateral view of hydrothecate segment in distal region of cladium. (F) Frontal view of hydrothecate segment. (G) Variation of the lateral nematotheca from proximal (below) to distal (top). (H) Variation of hydrothecal rim within the same colony. (I) Phylactocarp with a single gonotheca.
Source: Schuchert P. 2015. On some hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Okinawa Islands, Japan. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 122: 325-370. www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.30004 PNG file - 198.11 kB - 4 016 x 5 146 pixels added on 2025-02-11122 viewsWoRMS taxaScan of drawing Macrorhynchia crestata Schuchert, 2015checked Schuchert, Peter 2025-02-11 Download full size
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