Pelagic tunicates in the China Seas
Author
Franco, P.
Author
Dahms, H. - U.
Author
Lo, W. - T.
Author
Hwang, J. - S.
text
Journal of Natural History
2017
2017-03-27
51
15 - 16
917
936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1293180
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2017.1293180
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Cyclosalpa pinnata
Morphology
Solitary zooids up to
75 mm
long with body muscles interrupted dorsally. Dorsal longitudinal muscles are absent. Five pairs of light organs present between MI and MVI. Aggregated zooids measure up to
64 mm
in length. Body muscles are symmetrically arranged. MI and
MII
are fused dorsally; MIII and MIV are not contiguous dorsally but converge (authors’ personal observations;
Marine Species Identification Portal 2017
).
Biogeography
Records in the North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean (WoRMS
Editorial Board 2017
).