Quantitative data on Obelia geniculata.

Length & width measurements of nematocysts in Obelia geniculata by Oestman, '82, Oestman et al., '87;+$T$19 Ito & Inoue, '62; Weill, '34.


Oestman 10
record #10
speciesObelia Peron & Lesueur, 1810 geniculata Linnaeus
ClassHydrozoa
SubclassThecatae-Leptomedusae (Calyptoblastea)
OrderProboscoida Broch 1909
Suborder/superfamilyCampanulariida Bouillon 1984; Campanulariidea Bouillon 1984
FamilyCampanulariidae Hincks 1868; Johnston (cf. Cornelius 1982)
phenomorphPo (sexual; various Oestman)
materialWimereux (Pas-de-Calais; Weill); Italy, Ischia (Oestman)
source of quantitative dataPlate VIII, Ito & Inoue, Ô62; Table 26.5, Oestman, Ô82 (Type Ig), Oestman et al., Ô87
typematerial#length (range)meanSDnWidth (range) meanSDnLength/width (range)
pMi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
MiM tent? (Ito & Inoue, Ô62)4.9Ð5.21.3Ð1.5
BI tent, all parts polyp (Weill, Ô34)5
Mi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
Ighydranth23.5Ð5.04.5±0.5201.0Ð1.51±0.3203.0Ð5.0
AI various I types) tent\ApI tent\HoI tent\MeI tent


Last Updated: Feb. 4, 1996

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