Species Cyclosalpa floridana (Apstein, 1894)
- Salpa floridana Apstein, C. 1894. Die Thaliacea der Plankton-Expedition. B. Vertheilung der Salpen. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 2(E.a.B.): 1-68 pls ii-iv [9].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (not in ZMB), 400 miles south of Newfoundland, west North Atlantic Ocean [32–41°N 56–63°W].Secondary source:
Van Soest, R.W.M. 1974. Taxonomy of the subfamily Cyclosalpinae Yount, 1954, with descriptions of two new species. Beaufortia 22(288): 17-55.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
West part of north Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico.
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.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Central E coast
Neotropical Region
- Bahamas
- Mexico
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, planktonic.
Extra Ecological Information
Rare.
General References
Neumann, G. 1935. Thaliacea. pp. 203-500 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2).
Thompson, H. 1945. Pelagic Tunicates of Australia. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 196 pp. 75 pls. [111] (as Cyclosalpa floridana)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |