. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 78 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 39. Botryllus magnicoecus. A. Zooid. B. Gut. C. Buds of first and second orders. Remarks and distribution When fixed, the pigments fade and B. magnicoecus becomes similar in appearance to B. gregalis. The number of stigmata rows and the body shape are similar. The species only differ in the shape of their stomach and the caecum. This is probably why Hartmeyer (1912) considered this a variety of his Botrylloides nigrum, which, in our opinion, is Botryllus gr
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 78 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 39. Botryllus magnicoecus. A. Zooid. B. Gut. C. Buds of first and second orders. Remarks and distribution When fixed, the pigments fade and B. magnicoecus becomes similar in appearance to B. gregalis. The number of stigmata rows and the body shape are similar. The species only differ in the shape of their stomach and the caecum. This is probably why Hartmeyer (1912) considered this a variety of his Botrylloides nigrum, which, in our opinion, is Botryllus gregalis (see p. 74). The name B. magnicoecus has been used worldwide for all species having a large caecum. Michaelsen (1923Z?) recorded this species in Portugal, the Red Sea, and Hong Kong. Hartmeyer & Michaelsen (1928) increased the confusion when they included the Australian B. anceps as a synonym. The geographic distribution of B. magnicoecus in South Africa seems to be limited to the coast from Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal. All specimens recorded from other parts of the world, viz. the Mediterranean Sea, Portugal, Caraibes, Australia and Japan, belong to other species. Botryllus mortenseni Millar, 1964 Figs 4D, 40 Botryllus mortenseni Millar, 1964: 176, fig. 13. Material One large colony and several small ones attached to other ascidians. Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, rock pools (Griffiths coll.).. 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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