Species Clavelina moluccensis (Sluiter, 1904)
- Podoclavella moluccensis Sluiter, C.P. 1904. Die Tunicaten der Siboga-Expedition. Pt. I, Die socialen und holosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56A: 1-126 [5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU762, Saleyer Is. reef, Ambon Is. reef, Banda Is. reef, Solor-Strait, to 113 m, Indonesia [8°30'S 119°07'E]; ZMA TU763.1, Saleyer Is. reef, Ambon Is. reef, Banda Is. reef, Solor-Strait, to 113 m, Indonesia [8°30'S 119°07'E]; ZMA TU763.2, Saleyer Is. reef, Ambon Is. reef, Banda Is. reef, Solor-Strait, to 113 m, Indonesia [8°30'S 119°07'E]; ZMA TU763.3, Saleyer Is. reef, Ambon Is. reef, Banda Is. reef, Solor-Strait, to 113 m, Indonesia [8°30'S 119°07'E]; ZMA TU763.4, Saleyer Is. reef, Ambon Is. reef, Banda Is. reef, Solor-Strait, to 113 m, Indonesia [8°30'S 119°07'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, NW coast, SW coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Singapore
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal in SA waters, dies off beginning of summer and reappears early winter.
General References
Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266
History of changes
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14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |