Lytocarpia angulosa (Lamarck, 1816)

Fig. 51. Lytocarpia angulosa: A, colony from Beagle Gulf. B, hydrocladial internodes with long mesial nematothecae. C, hydrocladial internodes from different colony with short mesial nematothecae. D, lateral nematothecae from three angles of view. E, cauline nematothecae with central mamelon. F, part of pseudophylactocarp from outer tubes of stem. G pseudophylactocarp nematothecae enlarged to show nematocysts. Scale bars: A, 50 mm, B, C, F, 300 µm; D, E, G, 100 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.