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Taxon
Dentitheca hertwigi (Stechow, 1908)
Nomenclature
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Family: PlumulariidaeGenus: Dentitheca
Species:
Dentitheca hertwigi (Stechow, 1908)
Usage:
valid
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Synonyms: 2
SUMMARY
Stem long (30 cm), flexuous, branched, strongly fascicled near base.
Hydrocladia with 12-15 hydrothecae, hydrocladial internodes with 5-7 strong septal ridges.
Hydrothecae long, adnate, abcauline wall curving over distally towards hydrocladium; an indistinct intrathecal fold sometimes present about halfway along thecal wall. Margin with 2 broad bluntly pointed lateral lobes, usually of the same size and shape, occasionally 1 lobe much more prominent than the other.