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Taxon
Clathrozoon wilsoni Spencer, 1891
Nomenclature
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Family: ClathrozoidaeGenus: Clathrozoon
Species:
Clathrozoon wilsoni Spencer, 1891
Usage:
valid
SUMMARY
Colonies growing up to 1 m in height, arborescent, twiggy and brittle, flabellate with many orders of branching, ultimate branches more or less alternate, cylindrical, standing out at an acute angle from previous branch.
Hydrothecae embedded in perisarc meshwork of branches, marginal rim protruding a little beyond level of branch.
Colour: Lower stems dark brown grading to paler brown on ultimate branches.