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Fig. 4 in Graveyards of Giant Pandas at the Bottom of the Sea? A Strange-Looking New Species of Colonial Ascidians in the Genus Clavelina (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)

Fig. 4. Clavelina ossipandae sp. nov., holotype, ICHUM 5837. A, Intestinal loop and gonads, viewed from the right side; B, larva.

Fig. 3 in Graveyards of Giant Pandas at the Bottom of the Sea? A Strange-Looking New Species of Colonial Ascidians in the Genus Clavelina (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)

Fig. 3. Clavelina ossipandae sp. nov., holotype, ICHUM 5837. A, Pharynx opened ventrally; B, enlarged view of a square in A, showing dorsal part of the peripharyngeal area.

Fig. 2 in Graveyards of Giant Pandas at the Bottom of the Sea? A Strange-Looking New Species of Colonial Ascidians in the Genus Clavelina (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)

Fig. 2. Clavelina ossipandae sp. nov., holotype, ICHUM 5837. A, In situ live colony with four zooids; B, a schematic depiction of the colony showing colony organization and zooid insertion; C, D, a single zooid detached from the colony, drawn from the right side (C) and the left side (D).

Fig. 5. A in Graveyards of Giant Pandas at the Bottom of the Sea? A Strange-Looking New Species of Colonial Ascidians in the Genus Clavelina (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)

Fig. 5. A maximum-likelihood tree based on COI sequences (690 bp), showing the phylogenetic position of Clavelina ossipandae sp. nov. among Clavelinidae. Numbers near nodes indicate UF bootstrap values (≥ 50) and posterior probabilities (≥ 0.50).

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Fig. 1. Map showing a sampling locality, Tonbara, off Kumejima Island, Japan.

Fig. 1 in Cytoplasmic UV-R Absorption in an Integumentary Matrix (tunic) of Photosymbiotic Ascidian Colonies

Fig. 1. Transmittance (%) of 250-800 nm light for the bandpass filters U340 (thick line) and CT330/20 (thin line) measured with a spectrophotometer Genesis 10S UV-Vis.

Fig. 5 in Cytoplasmic UV-R Absorption in an Integumentary Matrix (tunic) of Photosymbiotic Ascidian Colonies

Fig. 5. Tunic cells in the surface tunic of Diplosoma virens. A, Bladder tunic cells. B, Tunic net cells (= myocyte sensu Mackie and Singla, 1987). C-E, Other types of tunic cells with vacuoles containing electron-dense materials or clear vesicles. Scale bars: 5 µm in A, 2 µm in B-E.

Fig. 4. A in Cytoplasmic UV-R Absorption in an Integumentary Matrix (tunic) of Photosymbiotic Ascidian Colonies

Fig. 4. A, Histological cross-section of the Diplosoma virens colony showing surface tunic (su) and middle layer (md). B and C, UV images of the surface tunic of D. virens (band-pass filter: U340). D and E, a pair of UV images of the surface tunic of D. simile (band-pass filter: U340 for D, U340 + CT330/20 for E). Arrows indicate some cell-like objects absorbing UV-R. Arrowhead in C indicates Prochloron cells. bl, tunic bladder cell; bs, branchial sac; cc, cloacal cavity; st, stomach. Scale bars: 100 µm in A, 50 µm in B-E.

Fig. 3 in Cytoplasmic UV-R Absorption in an Integumentary Matrix (tunic) of Photosymbiotic Ascidian Colonies

Fig. 3. Pair images of cross-sections of Diplosoma virens (A, B) and D. simile (C, D) observed with an oblique epi-illumination of white- LED (A, C) and a transmission light filtered with U340 (B, D). The colonies have a three-layer structure: surface tunic (su), middle layer (md), and basal tunic (ba). Rectangles in A and B indicate an aggregate of pigmentary tunic cells. Green areas are cloacal cavities filled with Prochloron cells. em, embryo; fe, feces in rectum; os, oral siphon; st, stomach. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 2 in Cytoplasmic UV-R Absorption in an Integumentary Matrix (tunic) of Photosymbiotic Ascidian Colonies

Fig. 2. Absorption spectra of the surface tunic of Diplosoma virens (A) and D. simile (B). Spectra from four specimens are shown for each species. A prominent absorption peak is present at approximately 325 nm in each spectrum.

Figure 7 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 7. Polyclinum novaezelandiae (NIWA68097): (a) abdomen and thorax; (b) a section of the branchial sac showing papillae on transverse vessels and hooked dorsal languets on the dorsal midline; (c) post-abdomen. Scale bars: a = 5.0 mm; b, c = 1.0 mm.

Figure 6 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 6. In situ images of: (a) Diplosoma velatum (NIWA68092); (b) Polyclinum novaezealandiae (NIWA68097); (c) Synoicum stewartense (NIWA68089); (d) Aplidium benhami (NIWA68101); (e) Aplidium knoxi (NIWA68091); (f) Aplidium phortax (NIWA68109).

Figure 5 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 5. Lissoclinum violaceum sp. nov.: (a, b) spicules (NIWA87177); (c) thorax; (d) abdomen (NIWA68100, holotype) showing course of the vas deferens across two testis follicles; (e) Lissoclinum notti spicule. Scale bars: a = 50 µm; b = 10 µm; c, d = 1.0 mm; e = 30 µm.

Figure 3 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 3. Didemnum jucundum: (a) spicule (NIWA87152); (b) zooid; (c) testis; (d) larva. Scale bars: a = 20 µm; b = 1.0 mm; c = 0.5 mm; d = 1.0 mm.

Figure 2 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 2. In situ images of: (a) Didemnum jucundum (NIWA87152); (b) Didemnum jucundum (NIWA87153) a red-ochre colour variant; (c) Didemnum marineae sp. nov. (NIWA68169); (d, e) Lissoclinum violaceum sp. nov. (NIWA87177, NIWA68100 (holotype), respectively); (f) Lissoclinum notti (NIWA87176).

Figure 10 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 10. Aplidium sp. (NIWA68113): (a) zooid; (b) thorax and abdomen; (c) post-abdomen showing course of vas deferens and location of ovary. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Figure 8 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 8. Aplidium knoxi (NIWA68091): (a) abdomen and thorax; (b) post-abdomen; (c) larva. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Figure 4 in Colonial ascidians from the Foveaux Strait region of New Zealand

Figure 4. Didemnum marineae sp. nov. (NIWA68103, holotype): (a) surface papillae and stellate branchial apertures; (b) spicules; (c); thorax; (d) abdomen showing conical testis and granulated developing egg; (e) larva (NIWA68169). Scale bars: a = 0.1 mm; b = 20 µm; c, d = 1.0 mm; e = 0.5 mm.

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Figure 14 in The colonial ascidian fauna of Fiordland, New Zealand, with a description of two new species

Figure 14. Distribution of ascidian species from Fiordland by broad geographical zones (after Millar 1982). Zones: FL Fiordland; SIST South Island/Stewart Island; CH Chatham Islands; CS Cook Strait; CN central North Island; FN Far North; SA South Australia; EA Eastern Australia; WA Western Australia; NA north Australia; WP Western Pacific; WW worldwide.