FIGURE 2. A in Redescription of Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

FIGURE 2. A. alata neotype (USNM 1195802 unless otherwise specified) from Kralendijk, Bonaire, The Netherlands. A. Mature female medusa (live), whole body (live, BW=40, BH=70). B. Apical portion showing stomach and crescentric gastric phacellae, visible in each corner, and wide central manubrium opening into subumbrella in live medusa. C. Pedalium and tentacle of live medusa. D. Velarial canals (3 per octant) in preserved medusa: each bears a row of 3 nematocyst warts on proximal first half to two thirds (on the velarial lappets) (dashed arrows indicate the main three velarial canals and branc... Mehr ...