Smittipora abyssicola   (Smitt,  1873) (Bryozoan)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order:Cheilostomatida
Family:Onychocellidae
Description
Size (Zooecium): Length 320 µ; breadth 190 µ.

Encrusting zoarium distinctly brownish in hue. Zooecia more or less hexagonal with conspicuous mural rims. Cryptocyst strongly tuberculated, extends well up to the distal end of the front. Opesia trifoliate with more or less distinct opesiules. Large and symmetrical avicularia. Distinct rostrum wanting. Cordiform mandible with lateral membranous expansions extending nearly three-fourth of the mandibular rachis. Rostrum with extensive cryptocyst, denticulate posteriorly. Ovicells not noticed.

Synonym (s)
• Vincularia abyssicola Smitt, 1873
• Smittipora abyssicola Jullien, 1882
• Onychocella abyssicola Thornely, 1905
• Smittipora abyssicola Canu and Bassler, 1920
• Smittipora abyssicola Harmer, 1926
• Smittipora abyssicola Menon and Nair, 1967
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA (Record: 23/09/1965) (Depth: 10 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
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