. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN JANOLIDAE 17. Fig. 16. Janolus longidentatus sp. nov. Reproductive system. Scale 1,0 mm. between two lobes of the mucous gland and branches near the middle of its length to a short, bulbous receptaculum seminis. The major branch continues distally to its connection with the albumen gland and female gonopore. The narrow, linear bursa copulatrix joins the oviduct near the junction of the female gland mass, at the female atrium. Egg mass (Fig. 17) The egg mass is a low, flat spiral consist
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN JANOLIDAE 17. Fig. 16. Janolus longidentatus sp. nov. Reproductive system. Scale 1,0 mm. between two lobes of the mucous gland and branches near the middle of its length to a short, bulbous receptaculum seminis. The major branch continues distally to its connection with the albumen gland and female gonopore. The narrow, linear bursa copulatrix joins the oviduct near the junction of the female gland mass, at the female atrium. Egg mass (Fig. 17) The egg mass is a low, flat spiral consisting of 3 or 4 whorls corresponds to type B (Hurst 1967). There are 5 to 9 eggs per capsule. and Natural history Janolus longidentatus feeds upon the cheilostomatous ectoproct Menipea triseriata Busk. It is commonly found in False Bay but has not been encoun- tered on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula. /. longidentatus appears to have a seasonal distribution. Specimens have not been found from February to July and appear to be present largely in the winter and spring months. Specimens have been found from the intertidal to 30 m depth. Bonisa gen. nov. Diagnosis Body stout, ovoid in outline. Rhinophores perfoliate. Inter-rhinophoral crest low, triangular with few convolutions. Cerata smooth, caducous, not. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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