FIGURE 6 in New records of family Hormathiidae (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) from Brazilian coast with description of Paraphelliactis labiata n. sp.

FIGURE 6. External view and histology of the sea anemones in this paper. A, E–F) A, E–F) Phelliactis sp. A) Detail of the distended base holding a manganese nodule. B–C) Monactis vestita. B) Individual with base greatly distended, evidencing the arrangement of mesenteries. C) Cross section through the midcolumn, showing the four cycles of mesenteries (represented in roman letters). D) Individual of Phelliactis robusta attached to hexactinellid sponge fibers. E) Detail of the tubercles at distal column, near the oral disc. F) Cross section at the midcolumn showing a pair of mesenteries from the second cycle and the diffuse musculature of the retractor (arrows). Abbreviations: Re, retractor muscle. Scale bars: A and D, 10 mm; B, 5 mm; C, 0.5 mm; and E, 2 mm; F, 200 μm.