Species Didemnum membranaceum Sluiter, 1909

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Species Didemnum membranaceum Sluiter, 1909

Didemnum membranaceum Sluiter, C.P. 1909. Die Tunicaten der Siboga Expedition. Pt II. Die merosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56B: 1-112 [58].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU471.1, TU471.2, Pater Noster and Flores Is., Indonesia.
Didemnum turritum Michaelsen, W. 1930. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae. Fauna Südwest-Australien 5(7): 463-558 [521].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MGH K1701, NNW of North Point of Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay, WA.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

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

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), 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
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast
Federated States of Micronesia
French Polynesia

Oriental Region

Andaman Islands
Hong Kong
Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

General References

Kott, P. 2002. Ascidiacea (Tunicata) from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 18: 19-55 [36]

Kott, P. 2004. New and little known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (part 2). Journal of Natural History 38(19): 2455-2526 [2497]

Kott, P., Parry, D.L. & Cox, G.C. 1984. Prokaryotic symbionts with a range of ascidian hosts. Bulletin of Marine Science 34(2): 308-312

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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