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Family: Sertulariidae
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Reproduction: Gonophores as fixed sporosacs. Gonothecae oval in lateral view, rounded in cross section, with 5-6 rounded, transverse ridges. Polyp: Colonies erect, unbranched; internodes with a pair of opposite contiguous hydrothecae. Hydrothecae adnate for approximately half of their length, with or without intrathecal teeth. Hydrothecal aperture curving outwards, with two large pointed lateral teeth and a short adcaulinar one, with basal perisarcal projections. Operculum with two valves. Ecology and Distribution: Substrate generalist. Circumglobal distribution. Known in Bocas del Toro from Bastimento (Front), Boca del Drago, Cayo Zapatilla, Crawl Cay, Drago 2, Emilio's beach, Hospital Point, near Laguna Bocatorito and Punta Caracol. Similar taxa: Dynamena crisioides. Bocas Species Database Distribution: Yucatan, Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba, Klein Curaçao, Isla la Blanquilla, Los Frailes, Los Testigos, Trinidad, Tobago, St. Kitts, St. Martin, between Trinidad and Grenada, Colombia, Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama. |
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