Fig. 1. Morphological analysis of N. bachei. (A,B) Images of N.
bachei (A) at rest, and (B) during jet ejection. Image height is 7.2 mm.
V, velum; DV, velar diameter; T, tentacles; OC, oral cavity; MW,
mesogleal wall; A, animal apex. Out-pocketing of velum into funnel shape is
discernable in B. (C) Sample of image analysis. Image from B superimposed with
reconstructions of the oral cavity boundary (broken black line) and velum
(solid black line), based on control points (white circles).