FIGURE 15. Abyssoecia elevata n. gen., n in Bryozoa (Cyclostomata and Ctenostomata) from polymetallic nodules in the Russian exploration area, Clarion - Clipperton Fracture Zone, eastern Pacific Ocean-taxon novelty and implications of mining

FIGURE 15. Abyssoecia elevata n. gen., n. sp. Progressive stages of development of young ancestrulate colonies viewed from different angles, showing development of either supportive columns or growth of lateral margins towards substratum as colony grows larger. A–C, specimen GLD4–09, Stn 196; D–F, specimen YMG4–07, Stn 129; G–L, specimen YMG4–04, Stn 44. Scale bars: A, B, D–F, 250 µm; C, 200 µm; G–L, 500 µm.