FIGURE 4. Corymorpha balssi Stechow, 1932, preserved specimens. A. Hydranth showing blastostyles bearing medusa buds. B in On some tropical hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), with descriptions of four new species

FIGURE 4. Corymorpha balssi Stechow, 1932, preserved specimens. A. Hydranth showing blastostyles bearing medusa buds. B. Dissected blastostyle with medusa buds at various stages of development; largest bud ready to be liberated. C. Basal view of a medusa bud at two focus depths, to show the velum (left) and the tentacles with packed nematocysts (right); the capitate tentacle is above and the large, opposite tentacle is below; note the relative smaller size of the lateral tentacles compared to the latter. Scale bars: A–C = 200 µm.