Genus Ciona Fleming, 1822
- Ciona Fleming, J. 1822. Philosophy of Zoology; or a general view of the structure, functions, and classifications of animals. Edinburgh : Hurst Vol. 2 618 pp. [512] [nomen conservandum, see Melville, R.V. 1981. Opinion 1172. Ascidia intestinalis Linnaeus, 1767 (Tunicata) conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38(2): 100–101].
Type species:
Ascidia intestinalis Linnaeus, 1767 by monotypy.Secondary source:
Melville, R.V. 1981. Opinion 1172. Ascidia intestinalis Linnaeus, 1767 (Tunicata) conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38(2): 100-101.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, rare in polar waters.
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
- Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275
- Hoshino, Z. & Nishikawa, T. 1985. Taxonomic studies of Ciona intestinalis (L.) and its allies. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 30(1–3): 61-79
- Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
History of changes
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14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |