Crassimarginatella kumatae
(Okada,
1923) (Bryozoan)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Calloporidae |
Description
Size (Zooecium): Length 620 µ; breadth 300 µ.
Encrusting. Zoarium appears as a whitish patch, slightly raised from the substratum. Zooecia oval, rarely showing any variation in shape. Gymnocyst slight, conspicuous on the proximal region. Opesia oval. Cryptocyst well developed with granulation and small tubercles projecting into the opesia. Vicarious avicularia present, very rare, with a triangular rostrum, and well developed cryptocyst. Glistening white and granulated ovicells present.
Size (Zooecium): Length 620 µ; breadth 300 µ.
Encrusting. Zoarium appears as a whitish patch, slightly raised from the substratum. Zooecia oval, rarely showing any variation in shape. Gymnocyst slight, conspicuous on the proximal region. Opesia oval. Cryptocyst well developed with granulation and small tubercles projecting into the opesia. Vicarious avicularia present, very rare, with a triangular rostrum, and well developed cryptocyst. Glistening white and granulated ovicells present.
Synonym (s)
• Membralipora kumatae Okada, 1923
• Crassimarginatella kumatae Harmer, 1926
• Crassimarginatella kumatae Silen, 1941
• Crassimerginatella kumatae Menon and Nair, 1967
• Crassimerginatella kumatae Menon and Nair, 1975
• Membralipora kumatae Okada, 1923
• Crassimarginatella kumatae Harmer, 1926
• Crassimarginatella kumatae Silen, 1941
• Crassimerginatella kumatae Menon and Nair, 1967
• Crassimerginatella kumatae Menon and Nair, 1975
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Kerala, Off Kollam INDIA (Record: 01/11/1959) (Depth: 137 mts)
• INDIA
• Kerala, Off Kollam INDIA (Record: 01/11/1959) (Depth: 137 mts)
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Menon, NR and Menon, NN (2006) Taxonomy of Bryozoa from the Indian EEZ. A monograph Ocean Science and Technology Cell on Marine Benthos, Kochi and Centre for Marine Living resources and Ecology, Kochi 263 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Menon, NR and Nair, NB (1967) The ectoproctous bryozoans of the Indian waters Journal of the marine biological association of India The marine biological association of India 9(2) 430-432 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Menon, NR and Nair, NB (1975) Indian species of malacostega (polyzoa, ectoproacta) Journal of the marine biological association of India The marine biological association of India 17(3) 553-579 Available at - NIO, Goa
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