Ocyropsis crystallina Rang, 1827

Gueroun, Sonia Km, Schäfer, Susanne, Gizzi, Francesca, Álvarez, Soledad, Monteiro, João Gama, Andrade, Carlos & Canning-Clode, João, 2021, Planktonic Ctenophora of the Madeira Archipelago (Northeastern Atlantic), Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 433-443 : 436-437

Ocyropsis crystallina Rang, 1827

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Synonym: Ocyroe crystallina Rang, 1827

Examined material: East coast of Ilhéu da Cal, Porto Santo Island, 33°00’19”N 16°22’13”W. Two individuals were observed during SCUBA diving; one specimen was collected between 2 and 6 m depth.

Description: Body laterally compressed with two large flapping oral lobes. The auricles are flat and ribbonlike; their narrow edges are lined with long cilia. The stomodaeum is flat, with broadsides constricted near the middle ( Fig. 3 ).

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FIGURE 3. Ocyropsis crystallina Rang, 1827. Legends: au, auricle; mo, mouth; g, gonads, or.l, oral lobe; ss.cr, substomdaeal ctene row; st.cr, subtentacular ctene row; sto, stomodaeal (pharynx). Photo credit: S.K.M. Gueroun