Histological Examination of Precious Corals from the Ryukyu Archipelago

Figure 7

Longitudinal section (above; OCA-Cn20070908-007) and transversal section (below; OCA-Cn20051219-027) of autozooid of Paracorallium japonicum. 1: mouth opening, 2: tentacle, 3: gastric cavity, 4: muscular tissue, 5: septum, 6: axis, 7: siphonozooid, 8: gamete (oocyte).