Halopteris polymorpha (Billard, 1913)

Fig. 35. Halopteris polymorpha: A, colony from Darwin Harbour. B, stem internode with hydrocladium. C, hydrocladial internode with c up-shaped hydrothecae. D, hydrocladial internode with cylindrical hydrothecae. E, female gonothecae. F, lateral nematothecae with short and long pedicels. G, mesial nematothecae. H, superior mesial nematotheca from below hydrotheca. Scale bars: A, 2,000 µm; B,E, 500 µm; F, G, H, 100 µm; C, D, 300 µm.

From Watson, J.E. (2000) Hydroids (Hydrozoa: Leptothecatae) from the Beagle Gulf and Darwin Harbour, northern Australia. The Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 16: 1-82.

Photographer: Watson, Jeanette. Publisher: Watson, Jeanette.