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The tintinnid now known as Cyttarocylis ampulla. Formerly known as distinct species in two genera of different families these are all the same animal who simply makes different kinds of shells. The individuals most from the Bay of Villefranche are genetically identical (18S rDNA). We're trying to figure this out...
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Three individuals of what is now known as Cyttarocylis ampulla all from the same sample taken during the Tara Oceans expedition (Station 70, West Coast of Africa). Why for make different shells?! Formerly known as C. cassis, C. brandti and C. eucecryphalus (left to right).
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Formely Cyttarocylis eucecryphalus, now known as Cyttarocylis ampulla
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Cyttarocylis ampulla - morphotype formerly known as Cyttarocylis cassis
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Now known as Cyttarocylis ampulla
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Formerly known as Petalotricha ampulla, now as Cyttarocylis ampulla
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Individuals with different morphologies but all the same ribotypes, in samples from the Bay of Villefranche. Formerly known as different species (Petalotricha major, Petalotricha ampulla, Cyttarocylis eucecryphalus, Cyttarocylis cassis and Cyttarocylis brandti), now all are Cyttarolcylis ampulla
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Formerly known as Cyttarocylis brandti, now know to be morphological variant of Cyttarocylis ampulla. Specimen from the Bay of Villefranche, December 16 2013.
