Quantitative data for Orthopyxis asymmetrica.

Length & width measurements on nematocysts of Orthopyxis asymmetrica from Oestman et al., '87.


Oestman 03
record #3
speciesOrthopyxis Agassiz 1862 asymmetrica
ClassHydrozoa
SubclassThecatae-Leptomedusae (Calyptoblastea)
OrderProboscoida Broch 1909
Suborder/superfamilyCampanulariida Bouillon 1984; Campanulariidea Bouillon 1984
FamilyCampanulariidae Hincks 1868; Johnston (cf. Cornelius 1982)
phenomorphCo & M
materialItaly, Ischia
source of quantitative data Table 26.1Ð4, Oestman et al., Ô87 (undischarged)
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
Bcolony29.5Ð13.010.5±0.5312.0Ð3.53±0.4353.2Ð4.3
Bhydranth39.0Ð12.010.5±0.5713.0Ð3.53±0.2713.2Ð4.0
Bhydrocaulus110.0Ð11.010.5±0.4183.0Ð3.03±0.0183.3Ð3.6
AI various I types) tent\ApI tent\HoI tent\MeI tent


Last Updated: Feb. 4, 1996

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