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Corbulipora inopinata Bock & Cook, 1998
Corbulipora inopinata occurs in southwestern Australia. Colonies show three different growth form 'phases'.
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Phase 3 subcolony. |
Phase 2 subcolony. |
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Phase 2/3 subcolony with ovicells. |
Detail of ovicells. |
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Avicularium, also showing enlarged distal spines. |
Detail of growing edge, showing relation between frontal membrane and costal shield. |
Original description: Corbulipora inopinata Bock & Cook, 1998
Locality: GAB Station 049 and others, off south Western Australia.
Type Specimen: MOV F80665
Reference: Bock, P.E., & Cook, P.L., 1998. A new species of multiphased Corbulipora MacGillivray, 1895 (Bryozoa, Cribriomorpha) from southwestern Australia.
Records of the South Australian Museum 30: 63-68.
Modified on 22nd December 2003
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