The species now known as Codonaria cistellula was described by Hermann Fol based on specimens from the Bay of Villefranche. Drawing on the left is from his 1884 publication (available from the Aquaparadox website: Classic Taxonomic Monographs).
Drawing of Codonaria cistellula from the original species description in Fol 1884. He found it in the Bay of Villefranche during the winter of 1880-81.
Codonaria cistellula from the Bay of Villefranche in October 2014. Z-stack of images made using a 20x objective and DIC optics, lugol's-fixed specimen.