Species Polycitor circes Michaelsen, 1930
- Polycitor circes Michaelsen, W. 1930. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae. Fauna Südwest-Australien 5(7): 463-558 [495].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 3897 (whereabouts of other syntype(s) unknown), Shark Bay, off Dirk Hartog Is., 2.5–4.5 m, WA. - Polycitor gelatinosa Kott, P. 1957. Ascidians of Australia II. Aplousobranchiata Lahille; Clavelinidae Forbes and Hanley and Polyclinidae Verrill. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 8(1): 64-110 [83].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM Y1310, Mary Cove, Rottnest Is., WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266 [169]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 2002. Ascidiacea (Tunicata) from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 18: 19-55 [26]
Kott, P. 2003. New syntheses and new species in the Australian Ascidiacea. Journal of Natural History 37: 1611-1653 [1623]
Kott, P. 2008. Biogeographic implications of Ascidiacea (Tunicata) from the Wessel Islands (Arafura Sea). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 63-77 [66]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |