A new species of Perophora (Ascidiacea) from the western Atlantic, including observations on muscle action in related species

Perophora regina n. sp. is described from Twin Cays, Belize, Central America. It differs from other western Atlantic species of Perophora in colony form, structure of the testis and mantle musculature. The action of the mantle musculature in the three Caribbean species of Perophora is compared.

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Published inBulletin of marine science Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 246 - 254
Main Authors Goodbody, Ivan, Cole, Linda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lawrence, KA University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmos 01.03.1987
Allen
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Less representative or incertae sedis groups: acanthocephala, chaetognatha, gnathostomulida, lophophoria, merostomata, mesozoa, myxozoa, nematorhyncha, pararthropoda, placozoa, priapuloidea, prochordata, pycnogonida, rotifera
Marine
ASW, Belize, Twin Cays
Marine environment
Taxonomy
Interspecific comparison
Muscle
Prochordata
Diagnosis
Invertebrata
Caribbean Sea
Urochordata
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Summary:Perophora regina n. sp. is described from Twin Cays, Belize, Central America. It differs from other western Atlantic species of Perophora in colony form, structure of the testis and mantle musculature. The action of the mantle musculature in the three Caribbean species of Perophora is compared.
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