FIGURE 26 in Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar

FIGURE 26. Myriopathes cf. ulex (Ellis & Solander, 1786) INV.131356. (a) In situ picture of the entire colony. (b) In situ close-up view of a branch and the primary pinnules. (c) Close-up view showing the pinnulation in details. (d) Section of secondary pinnule 0.12 mm in diameter. The polypar side is on the right. (e) Section of primary pinnule 0.14 mm in diameter. The polypar side is on the right. (f) Section of distal fragment of the main branch bearing primary pinnules and measuring 0.25 mm in diameter. (g) Section of thicker branch 0.34 mm in diameter and bearing primary pinnules. (h) Polypar spine from secondary pinnule. (i) Polypar spine from primary pinnule. (j) Tall, needle-like spine of a branch. (k) Branched, bifid or antler-like spines occurring on a branch measuring 1.8 mm in diameter.Published as part of Terrana, Lucas, Bo, Marzia, Opresko, Dennis M. & Eeckhaut, Igor, 2020, Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar, pp. 1-62 in Zootaxa 4826 (1) on page 47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/440221