Biology: Nematocysts

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Location	Image	Cnidae Type	Range of Lengths (m)		Range of Widths (m)	n	N	State
Hand C. H., 1955
Actinopharynx
		basitrichs	43 - 62	x	6 - 8	72	/	Unfired
		microbasic p-mastigophores	25 - 38	x	6 - 7.5	51	/	Unfired
Column
		basitrichs	9 - 12.5	x	2 - 3	53	/	Unfired
		basitrichs	15.5 - 24.5	x	2 - 3	67	/	Unfired
Filaments
		basitrichs	21.5 - 29	x	3 - 4	73	/	Unfired
		basitrichs	25 - 44	x	1.5 - 2	55	/	Unfired
		basitrichs	10 - 15.5	x	1.5 - 2	47	/	Unfired
		basitrichs	47 - 72	x	7.5 - 9	64	/	Unfired
		microbasic p-mastigophores	23 - 35	x	4.5 - 6	81	/	Unfired
Tentacles
		basitrichs	18.5 - 30	x	2 - 3.5	60	/	Unfired
		spirocysts	20 - 39.5	x	1.5 - 3	48	/	Unfired

Song J. I. and Cha H. R., 2002
Actinopharynx
	N/A	basitrichs	31 - 35.5	x	2 - 3		/
	N/A	basitrichs	73 - 79	x	6 - 7		/
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	23.5 - 28	x	6 - 7		/
Column
	N/A	basitrichs	10 - 14	x	2.5 - 3.5		/
	N/A	basitrichs	19 - 25	x	2.5 - 3.5		/
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	25.5 - 26	x	- 7		/
	N/A	spirocysts	19 - 25.5	x	2.5 - 3		/
Filaments
	N/A	basitrichs	13 - 23	x	2.5 - 3.5		/
	N/A	basitrichs	66 - 69	x	6 - 7		/
	N/A	microbasic p-mastigophores	24 - 39	x	6 - 7		/
Tentacles
	N/A	basitrichs	11 - 14	x	2.5 - 3.5		/
	N/A	basitrichs	19.5 - 31	x	2.5 - 4		/
	N/A	spirocysts	21.5 - 41	x	2.2 - 4		/

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