Species Didemnum astrum Kott, 2001

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Species Didemnum astrum Kott, 2001

Didemnum astrum Kott, P. 2001. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 4, Didemnidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 47(1): 1-410 [151].
Type data:
Holotype QM G308015, Wistari Reef, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM G308204.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian Ocean.

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

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, N coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Rubble fauna, low tide.

General References

Kott, P. 2005. New and little known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (Part 3). Journal of Natural History 39(26): 2409-2479 [2437]

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)

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