Table 4. Cnidae types and sizes of Palythoa aff. mutuki, Palythoa mutuki, Palythoa sp. yoron and Palythoa tuberculosa.
Frequency: relative abundance of cnidae type in decreasing order; numerous, common, occasional, rare, very rare (N = number of specimens found/total specimens examined).
| Palythoa aff. mutuki | Palythoa mutuki | Palythoa sp. yoron | Palythoa tuberculosa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length × width (µm) | Frequency | Length × width (µm) | Frequency | Length × width (µm) | Frequency | Length × width (µm) | Frequency | |
| Tentacles | ||||||||
| Spirocysts | 12–36 × 3–8 | Numerous (3/3) | 13–41 × 2–8 | Numerous (3/3) | 11–36 × 2–6 | Common (3/3) | 17–37 × 3–7 | Numerous (3/3) |
| Basitrichs | 16–55 × 4–7 | Common (3/3) | 14–63 × 3–8 | Numerous (3/3) | 25–73 × 2–9 | Numerous (3/3) | 25–37 × 4–6 | Common (3/3) |
| Holotrichs small | 15–20 × 5–9 | Rare (1/3) | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| Holotrichs large | 35–77 × 19–31 | Occasional (2/3) | 39–78 × 18–32 | Numerous (3/3) | 47–82 × 21–34 | Numerous (3/3) | 28–85 × 17–37 | Occasional (2/3) |
| P-mastigophores | 25–50 × 5–10 | Common (3/3) | 15 × 4 | Very rare (single specimen) | 26–29 × 5–6 | Occasional (2/3) | 46–51 × 6–8 | Rare (1/3) |
| Column | ||||||||
| Spirocysts | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 16–34 × 3–6 | Rare (1/3) |
| Basitrichs | 21–53 × 5–7 | Occasional (2/3) | 25–83 × 5–9 | Common (3/3) | – | 0 | 25–69 × 4–10 | Common (3/3) |
| Holotrichs small | 21 × 7 | Very rare (single specimen) | 19–24 × 8 | Rare (1/3) | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| Holotrichs large | 32–69 × 15–30 | Numerous (3/3) | 24–85 × 17–31 | Numerous (3/3) | 39–88 × 18–36 | Numerous (3/3) | 34–81 × 14–38 | Numerous (3/3) |
| P-mastigophores | 21–46 × 6–8 | Rare (1/3) | – | 0 | – | 0 | 52–54 × 7–8 | Occasional (2/3) |
| Actinopharynx | ||||||||
| Spirocysts | – | 0 | 18–32 × 4–6 | Occasional (2/3) | 16–65 × 3–8 | Occasional (2/3) | 19–36 × 4–7 | Rare (1/3) |
| Basitrichs | 19–55 × 4–10 | Numerous (3/3) | 16–72 × 3–8 | Numerous (3/3) | 17–69 × 3–9 | Numerous (3/3) | 22–62 × 3–10 | Numerous (3/3) |
| Holotrichs small | 19–20 × 7–8 | Rare (1/3) | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| Holotrichs large | 34–93 × 18–33 | Numerous (3/3) | 34–72 × 4–31 | Numerous (3/3) | 38–77 × 10–33 | Common (3/3) | 40–85 × 18–38 | Numerous (3/3) |
| P-mastigophores | 29–40 × 7–11 | Rare (1/3) | – | 0 | 21–29 × 6–7 | Occasional (2/3) | 28–52 × 5–8 | Rare (1/3) |
| Mesenteries filaments | ||||||||
| Spirocysts | 15 × 24 | Very rare (single specimen) | – | 0 | – | 0 | 28 × 8 | Very rare (single specimen) |
| Basitrichs | 25–69 × 4–10 | Numerous (3/3) | 41–80 × 5–10 | Numerous (3/3) | 33–66 × 4–9 | Numerous (3/3) | 24–74 × 5–9 | Numerous (3/3) |
| Holotrichs small | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| Holotrichs large | 37–64 × 22–35 | Numerous (3/3) | 44–83 × 21–32 | Numerous (3/3) | 51–90 × 21–35 | Numerous (3/3) | 45–85 × 22–42 | Numerous (3/3) |
| P-mastigophores | 27–39 × 5–10 | Occasional 2/3 | 21 × 6 | Very rare (single specimen) | 21–29 × 4–8 | Common (3/3) | 21–57 × 5–11 | Occasional (2/3) |