FIGURE 9. Setosella cavernicola Harmelin, 1977 PMC. B26. 30.6.2018a in Revision of the genus Setosella (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) with description of new species from deep-waters and submarine caves of the Mediterranean Sea

FIGURE 9. Setosella cavernicola Harmelin, 1977 PMC. B26. 30.6.2018a, Granchi cave, Plemmirio MPA, SE Sicily, W Ionian Sea, sample GR1P. a. General aspect of the colony after bleaching, showing no evidence of spiral growth. b. Cluster of zooids with a single pair of large opesiules and distal vibracula coaxial with the associated autozooid. c. Periancestrular area of the colony before bleaching. d. Two ovicellate autozooids, one still missing the associate distal vibraculum. Scale bars: a = 500 μm; b, c = 200 μm; d = 100 μm.