Biology: Nematocysts

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Location	Image	Cnidae Type	Range of Lengths (m)		Range of Widths (m)	N	State
Carlgren O., 1952
Actinopharynx
	N/A	basitrichs	21.8 - 25.4	x	3 -	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	14 - 17	x	2.2 -	/	Unfired
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	24 - 32.6	x	3.5 - 5	/	Unfired
Column
	N/A	atrichs	15.5 - 21	x	4.2 -	/	Unfired
	N/A	atrichs	33.8 - 46.5	x	4.5 - 6	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	12.7 - 15.5	x	2.2 -	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	12.7 - 19.7	x	2.2 - 2.5	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	21 - 25.4	x	2.8 - 3.5	/	Unfired
Filaments
	N/A	basitrichs	26.8 - 41	x	5 - 7	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	15 - 21	x	(2.5) -	/	Unfired
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	19.7 - 24	x	4.2 - 5.6	/	Unfired
Tentacles
	N/A	basitrichs	18.3 - 24	x	2.2 - 2.8	/	Unfired

Carlgren O. and Hedgpeth J. W., 1952
Actinopharynx
	N/A	basitrichs	12 - 22.6	x	2.2 - 3	/	Unfired
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	17 - 19	x	4.2 -	/	Unfired
Column
	N/A	atrichs	18.3 - 22.6	x	4 - 4.5	/	Unfired
	N/A	atrichs	33.8 - 46.5	x	4.2 - 5	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	12.7 - 21	x	2.2 - 8	/	Unfired
Filaments
	N/A	basitrichs	24 - 35.2	x	4.5 - 6.3	/	Unfired
	N/A	basitrichs	12.7 - 15.5	x	2.2 - 3	/	Unfired
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	18.3 - 20.4	x	4.5 -	/	Unfired
Tentacles
	N/A	basitrichs	15.5 - 19.7	x	2.2 - 2.8	/	Unfired

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