UNDER
CONSTRUCTION!
Standardizing
literature and language is essential for progress. Terms that are not
used consistently currently include:
cusps cf. teeth
mesenteric cf. gastric filaments
Characters
for coronate polyps: (Figure)
Hypostom (present/absent), epistom
Pores in septae (present/absent)
Diameter of basal disk (very stable)
Tissue characteristics are labile; skeleton fharacteristics are conserved
Semaeostomeae:
Phacellophora has 1cm tall polyp
Rhizostomeae:
Polyp
shape is a good characteristic for distinguishing among families within
Rhizostomeae.
Cassiopea
polyps have septal ostia; basal periderm of Cassiope extends if growing
in fouling area.
Distribution of planuloids - reliable or homoplastic character?
To
compare polyps, need to feed them exactly the same amount, type of food
to enable comparison.