FIGURE 10. Rhamphostomella alutacea Gontar, 1993. ZIRAS 2 in Taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography of the Recent species of Rhamphostomella Lorenz, 1886 and Mixtoscutella n. gen. (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata)

FIGURE 10. Rhamphostomella alutacea Gontar, 1993. ZIRAS 2/50123 (western Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk). A. Colony margin with developing zooids. B. Orifice, showing median lyrula and lateral denticles. C. Close-up of suboral avicularium. D, E. Group of non-ovicellate zooids in young part of colony. F, G. Ovicellate zooids in older part of colony, with ooecia embedded in secondary calcification arising from surrounding zooids. H. Close-up of ovicellate zooid, with coarsely granulate frontal shield and ooecium having pseudopores overlain with secondary calcification. I. Interior of the frontal shield, showing ring scar, areolae and proximal area with chevron-shaped communication slit of ooecium (arrow). J. Basal colony surface. K. Close-up of frontal shield interior, showing ring scar and exterior wall microstructure of umbonuloid component. L. Lateral view of zooidal lateral wall, showing mural pore chambers, and ooecium (to the right) embedded in secondary calcification. Scale bars: A, J, 500 μm; B, H, I, 100 μm; C, K, 50 μm; D–G, 250 μm; L, 200 μm.