Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Genus Ciona Fleming, 1822

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Genus Ciona Fleming, 1822

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide, rare in polar waters.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Lower E coast
    • Queensland: NE coast
    • South Australia: S Gulfs coast
    • Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
    • Victoria: Bass Strait
    • Western Australia: Lower W coast

Nearctic Region

  • Greenland
  • United States of America
    • Alaska
    • California
    • Massachusetts

Oriental Region

  • China (People's Republic)

Palaearctic Region

  • Japan

Distribution References

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
14-Dec-2012 14-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)