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Protostyela heterobranchia n.gen., n.sp., a styelid ascidian from the scottish west coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. H. Millar
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport

Summary

Protostyela heterobranchia n.gen. n.sp. is a compound styelid ascidian from Scottish waters. The branchial sac has three longitudinal bars on each side and no folds, and the stigmata are transverse. Both hermaphrodite and unisexual (male) gonads are present.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1954

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