Kophobelemnon stelliferum ( Müller, 1776 )

Risaro, Jessica & Abstract, Daniel Lauretta, 2023, Sea Pens (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Pennatuloidea) From The Mar Del Plata Submarine Canyon And Outskirts, Zootaxa 5389 (4), pp. 401-433 : 416

Kophobelemnon stelliferum ( Müller, 1776)

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FIGURE 7. Kophobelemnon stelliferum. A) General aspect of a complete colony after fixed in ethanol. B) Detail of a section of the colony showing its different type of polyps. Abbreviations: Aut: autozooids; Ax: axis; Ped: peduncle; Rac: rachis; Scl: sclerites; Siph: siphonozooids.

FIGURE 8. SEM micrographs of cross section of the central axis of K. stelliferum showing the same form and diameter through its entire length. A) Proximal, between peduncle and rachis. B) Distal, from the most distal region of the colony.

FIGURE 9. SEM micrographs of the diversity of sclerites of K. stelliferum. A-C) Sclerites from the autozooids column. D-F) Sclerites from the autozooids tentacles. G-I) Sclerites from the rachis.