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From: The life of the freshwater bryozoan Stephanella hina (Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata)—a crucial key to elucidating bryozoan evolution

Fig. 2

Comparison of the colony of Stephanella hina in and out of the water, showing the non-supportive and flexible ectocyst. a Stephanella hina colony on a piece of wood taken out of the water. Note the collapsed appearance of the colony with the zooids lying flat on the substrate. b Piece of a colony submerged into water. Note the upright position of the zooids extending vertically from the substrate. Abbreviations: ec – ectocyst, z – zooid

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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