Synoicum sp.
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701500126 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF87AE-FF8B-A408-1E1A-5DA9FDC1F942 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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Synoicum sp. |
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( Figures 13 View Figure 13 , 14 View Figure 14 )
Distribution
New record: Bransfield Strait (Station: B6 one specimen). 138 m depth. Description
The colony (28 mm height) has a curious cylindrical form, attached to small rocks by its basal half, with two extensions (probably common cloacal openings) at the top, so that it could be confused with a solitary ascidian ( Figure 13 View Figure 13 ). Tunic is soft, pink, with some incrusted sand.
The small zooids (up to 7 mm) have a six-lobed oral siphon and a tubular cloacal one with a dorsal tri-lobed languet ( Figure 14 View Figure 14 ). The thorax is much contracted and it contains a lot of reserve material, so it was impossible to count the number of rows of stigmata. The stomach is smooth-walled and the gut seems not to be differentiated. All of them are immature.
Remarks
Because of the low number of zooids in the colony and their bad preservation it was impossible to identify them to species level.
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