Quantitative data on Orthopyxis asymmetrica.

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


Oestman 09
record #9
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
materialItaly, Scicily
source of quantitative dataTable 26.5, 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
Bhydranth29.5Ð10.510±0.4242.5Ð3.03±0.2243.2Ð3.8
Bhydrocaulus29.5Ð10.510±0.5332.5Ð3.03±0.2333.2Ð4.2
AI various I types) tent\ApI tent\HoI tent\MeI tent


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