Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 108 |
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The zooids form small pink spheres , 4 mm in diameter , linked by very thin stolons , with closely spaced siphons . The tunic is thin . The translucent body wall contains weak musculature . Twenty to 24 short thick oral tentacles in 3-4 ...
The zooids form small pink spheres , 4 mm in diameter , linked by very thin stolons , with closely spaced siphons . The tunic is thin . The translucent body wall contains weak musculature . Twenty to 24 short thick oral tentacles in 3-4 ...
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The cloacal tentacles are short , thin and numerous . Remarks and distribution Distomus antiborealis is the first species of Distomus recorded in southern Africa . The genus is more frequently encountered along the Atlantic coast from ...
The cloacal tentacles are short , thin and numerous . Remarks and distribution Distomus antiborealis is the first species of Distomus recorded in southern Africa . The genus is more frequently encountered along the Atlantic coast from ...
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The tunic is thin , soft but resistant . The largest individuals ( 60 mm ) are covered with various epibionts , including even mussels . Young specimens are slightly translucent and pink . Internal muscles are visible through their body ...
The tunic is thin , soft but resistant . The largest individuals ( 60 mm ) are covered with various epibionts , including even mussels . Young specimens are slightly translucent and pink . Internal muscles are visible through their body ...
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