Quantitative data on Gonothyraea loveni.

Length & width measurements on nematocysts of Gonothyraea loveni by Oestman, '82.


Oestman 14
record #14
speciesGonothyraea Allman 1864 loveni (Allman 1859)
ClassHydrozoa
SubclassThecatae-Leptomedusae (Calyptoblastea)
OrderProboscoida Broch 1909
Suborder/superfamilyCampanulariida Bouillon 1984; Campanulariidea Bouillon 1984
FamilyCampanulariidae Hincks 1868; Johnston (cf. Cornelius 1982)
phenomorphvarious
materialSweden, west cost: Gullmar Fjord; MayÐSept.
source of quantitative dataTable IÐII, Oestman , Ô82
typematerial#length (range)meanSDnWidth (range) meanSDnLength/width (range)
pMi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
Mi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
AC:tentacle97.0Ð9.58±0.5962.0Ð3.02.5±0.3963.0Ð4.5
AC:hydrocaulus67.0Ð9.08±0.5612.0Ð2.52±0.3613.2Ð4.0
AC:malemeconidium57.0Ð9.08±0.4542.0Ð2.52.5±0.3543.0Ð4.0
AC:femalemeconidium87.0Ð9.08±0.4822.0Ð2.52.5±0.2822.8Ð4.0
APl26.0Ð8.07±0.5341.5Ð2.02±0.2343.5Ð4.7
A*Co56.0Ð8.06.8±0.5501.5Ð2.52±0.2502.8Ð5.0
*:without visible longitudinal coils inside capsule
AI various I types) tent\ApI tent\HoI tent\MeI tent


Last Updated: Feb. 4, 1996

Analyst/Contact: S. Shostak

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