Table 4 in New record of Nausithoe werneri (Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Nausithoidae) from the Brazilian coast and a new synonymy for Nausithoe maculata

Table 4. Morphological data for studied species of Nausithoe. Data combined from literature and observations on specimens. Brazilian state abbreviations: BA, Bahia; RJ, Rio de Janeiro; SP, São Paulo.
N. sp.N. maculata (= N. aurea)N. maculataN. werneriMedusaeNumber / shape of lappets16, slightly elongate with rounded margins16, slightly elongate with rounded margins16, slightly elongate with rounded margins16, slightly elongate with rounded marginsRhopalium with ocellusyesyesyesyesNumber of gastric filaments8 (2 × 4)12-24 (3-6 × 4)28 (7 × 4)4-12 (1-3 × 4)Gonad shaperoundroundroundroundCentral disc shapecentral dome slightly elevatedflattenedflattenedcentral dome elevatedTotal diameter (mm) / Central disc diameter (mm)9.5 / 2.835 / 1.94 / 1.512 / 4.5General colorationtransparenttransparent with yellow pigment spot on lappetstransparent with yellow pigment spot on lappetstransparentGonad colordark brownyellow to brownyellow to browndark brownTentacle length (mm)51.523PolypHabitussolitarysolitarysolitarysolitaryOccurrenceoff Cabo Frio, RJ (Brazil)Brazil (SP to BA)Puerto Rico; CubaAtlantic off Morocco; GreenlandDepth (m)2273-95-10200-3000Length (mm)5.05-20.21.35-9.183.79-18.642.56-31.46Number of cusps/whorls8 + 1616168Number of whorls of cusps3-102-73-86-14