. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PACIFIC TUNICATA OF NATIONAL MUSEUM 157 MATERIAL EXAMINED Palau Islands: Barrier reef 8 mi. NW. of Koror Island; GVP sta. 2~). One colony (USNM 11378). Descrii'tion.—xl small, 7 mm. x7 mm. piece of colony from the Palau Islands was examined, it contained several zooids embedded in the test, situated obliquely. Test hard, gelatinous, thin but very tough, translucent, milky Avhite. ]\Iany embedded small purplish-brown ampullae scattered near sur- face of colony, some especially minute and arranged regularly in a circle around each branchi
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PACIFIC TUNICATA OF NATIONAL MUSEUM 157 MATERIAL EXAMINED Palau Islands: Barrier reef 8 mi. NW. of Koror Island; GVP sta. 2~). One colony (USNM 11378). Descrii'tion.—xl small, 7 mm. x7 mm. piece of colony from the Palau Islands was examined, it contained several zooids embedded in the test, situated obliquely. Test hard, gelatinous, thin but very tough, translucent, milky Avhite. ]\Iany embedded small purplish-brown ampullae scattered near sur- face of colony, some especially minute and arranged regularly in a circle around each branchial aperture (fig. 62a). Zooids up to mm. in length. Anterior part of body surrounding plainly margined. • % 9 • • • .•0: a • ® • 9 •.c5r • ? . • * • • • m 9 A • • m • Figure 62.— Botrylloides tyreum Hcrdman: a, part of colony surface sliowiiig arrangement of pigmented ampullae; b, left side of zooid; c, ciliated groove; d, pyloric caecum and vessels connecting it with proximal portion of rectum; e, left testis;/, right 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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