Table 1. Morphometric measurement of cnidocysts in different body organs of A. arboreum OrganType of CnidocystsLength (µm)Width (µm)nNFrequencyStateTentacleSpirocysts(G) (Figure 3a)12.8 - 21.62.3 - 3.8263CUnfiredBasitrich (Figure 3b)37.5 - 61.82.3 - 4.1743AUnfiredVesiclesBasitrich (Figure 2c)39.0 - 64.32.3 - 4.1683AUnfiredMPM (Figure 3d)18.5 - 20.33.0 - 4.3123RUnfiredSpirocysts (G (Figure 3e)11.3 - 22.52.6 - 4.1343CUnfiredColumnBasitrich (Figure 3f)33.8 - 69.51.5 - 3.8411AUnfiredSpirocysts(G) (Figure 3g)13.5 - 21.02.3 - 3.8201CUnfiredTentacleSpirocysts(G) (Figure 5a)10.1 - 29.92.2 – 4.0433AUnfiredBasitrich (Figure 5b)14.4 -23.01.44 - 3.6743AUnfiredMIA (Figure 5c)21.8 - 33.83.0 - 4.1403CUnfiredMFSmall Basitrich(Figure 5d)2.5 - 4.31.44 - 1.4483RUnfiredLarge Basitrich (Figure 5e)7.9 - 16.61.44 - 2.1653AUnfiredMPM (Figure 5fF)8.6 - 28.13.6 - 4.7523CUnfiredSpirocysts(G) (Figure 5g)6.9 – 18.01.44 - 2.9113RUnfiredActinopharynxBasitrich (Figure 5h)15.8 - 23.81.8 - 2.9703AUnfiredSpirocysts(G) (Figure 5i)6.5 - 15.11.44 - 1.8203RUnfiredMIA (Figure 5j)20.3 - 30.83 - 4.1303CUnfiredAcontiaBasitrich (Figure 5k)9.4 - 19.41.8 - 2.2583AUnfiredMPM (Figure 5l)20.9 - 44.03.6 - 4.9393CUnfired n= Number of nematocyst measured; N = Number of individuals; Frequency indicated by A= abundant C= common, R= rare, MPM= Micro basic p-mastigophores; Spirocyst (G) = gracile spirocyst n= Number of nematocyst measured; N = Number of individuals; Frequency indicated by A= abundant C= common, R= rare, MPM= Microbasic p -mastigophores; Spirocyst (G) = gracile spirocyst; MIA = microbasic amastigophores

Published as part of Raghunathan, C. & Choudhury, Smitanjali, 2017, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117280, http://zenodo.org/record/10913646