Goodbody, I. (1996). Pycnoclavella belizeana, a new species of ascidian from the Caribbean. Bulletin of Marine Science. 58(2):590-597.

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Goodbody, I.

1996

58(2):590-597

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Pycnoclavella belizeana new species is described from mangrove lagoons on the Barrier Reef in Belize, Central America. The species is characterized by its small size. simple branchia, sac with only three rows of stigmata, and white or orange pigment in the thorax. The last and sometimes the first row of stigmata may be deftected along the dorsal mid line of the thorax. Deflection of the stigmata is probably due to reduction in the size of the branchial sac and a need to fold the posterior and anterior rows of stigmata during contraction. P. belizeana is probably more closely related to P. stanleyi from the Califomia coast than it is to P. minuta from West Africa.

America, Central
Tropical West Atlantic

Systematics, Taxonomy

Ascidiacea

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