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Image of Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher 1890

Image of Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher 1890

Description:

This closeup of a plume shows the individual polyps in their hydrothecae (note some polyps are open and actively feeding while others are retracted). The large structures are a string of corbulae with the reproductive gonophores (and captive medusae) inside.

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Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory