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Article: New zoology study findings have been reported by researchers at Kyoto University.
- Article from:
- Science Letter
- Article date:
- March 24, 2009
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According to a study from Shirahama, Japan, "A new solitary entoproct, Loxosomella plakorticola sp. nov., was found on a sponge, Plakortis sp., on a coral reef slope on the western coast of Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. This species has a medium-sized body (up to about 1.2 mm), slender proportion (the stalk is 0.83-1.76 times longer than the calyx), a slug-like foot with a foot gland and foot groove, and 14 to 18 tentacles."
"Small black pigment granules are visible only in the living stage in the calyx, stalk, and buds. This is the first report of a commensal loxosomatid from the Ryukyu Archipelago and the second species inhabiting sponges reported ...