Quantitative data on Rhizocaulus verticillatus.

Length & width measurements on nematocysts of Rhizocaulus verticillatus by Oestman, '88.


Oestman 17
record #17
speciesRhizocaulus Stechow 1919 (= Verticillina Naumov 1960) verticillatus
ClassHydrozoa
SubclassThecatae-Leptomedusae (Calyptoblastea)
OrderProboscoida Broch 1909
Suborder/superfamilyCampanulariida Bouillon 1984; Campanulariidea Bouillon 1984
FamilyCampanulariidae Hincks 1868; Johnston (cf. Cornelius 1982)
phenomorphCo
materialTromso, Norway; preserved 70% ethanol
source of quantitative dataTables I & II, Oestman , Ô88
typematerial#length (range)meanSDnWidth (range) meanSDnLength/width (range)
pMi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
Table I
AC:tentacle46.0Ð8.07.5±0.5331.5Ð2.52±0.2332.8Ð4.7
AC:hydrocaulus46.0Ð8.07±0.4661.5Ð2.52±0.2652.6Ð4.7
Table II
AC:tentacle414.0Ð17.016±0.7763.5Ð5.04.5±0.3763.3Ð4.6
AC:hydrocaulus414.0Ð17.516±0.71003.5Ð5.04±0.31003.3Ð4.6
AC:gonangium115.5Ð17.516±0.5233.5Ð5.04±0.3233.3Ð4.6
Mi b-M (various cap letter types) tent & various locations
AI various I types) tent\ApI tent\HoI tent\MeI tent


Last Updated: Feb. 4, 1996

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