Eusynstyela tincta (Van Name, 1902)

Monniot, Françoise, 2018, Ascidians collected during the Madibenthos expedition in Martinique: 2. Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Zootaxa 4410 (2), pp. 291-318 : 294

Eusynstyela tincta (Van Name, 1902)

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Michaelsenia tincta Van Name, 1902

Eusynstyela tincta: Van Name 1945 and synonymy. Stations: AB 163; AB 181; AD 229. (MNHN S1 EUS 52).

E. tincta is easily recognizable with its red zooids included in a thin sheet of common tunic. The body wall is thin with inconspicuous musculature ( Fig. 3 ). This species was previously collected from the Caribbean islands, Brazil and Florida (Van Name 1945; Van der Sloot 1969; Monniot C. 1983; Paiva et al 2015 and bibliography). It has also been cited from the Indian Ocean.

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FIGURE 3. Eusynstyela tincta. Stained zooid removed from the tunic and ventrally opened.Scale bar = 2mm.