. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN ASCIDIANS 35. Fig. 18. A-C. Distaplia skoogi. A. Fully developed zooid. B. Zooid bud with gonads. C. Gonads. D-G. Sycozoa arborescens. D-E. Zooids. F. Thoracic musculature. G. Digestive tract. The zooids were very young in the colonies examined and no trace of an incubatory pouch or larvae was found, but gonads already appear in young buds. This species corresponds well with Millar's (1955, 1962) descriptions for D. domuncula. Our colonies were not attached to crabs but occur on hydroid


. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN ASCIDIANS 35. Fig. 18. A-C. Distaplia skoogi. A. Fully developed zooid. B. Zooid bud with gonads. C. Gonads. D-G. Sycozoa arborescens. D-E. Zooids. F. Thoracic musculature. G. Digestive tract. The zooids were very young in the colonies examined and no trace of an incubatory pouch or larvae was found, but gonads already appear in young buds. This species corresponds well with Millar's (1955, 1962) descriptions for D. domuncula. Our colonies were not attached to crabs but occur on hydroids or soft 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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