Species Ecteinascidia diaphanis Sluiter, 1885

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ecteinascidia diaphanis Sluiter, C.P. 1885. Ueber einige einfachen Ascidien von der Insel Billiton. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 160-232 [168].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA TU524, between Mendanau and Billiton, 12 m, Indonesia.

  Type locality references:

  Spoel, S. van der 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of Tunicata in the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 1(13): 157-200.
• Ecteinascidia hataii Tokioka, T. 1950. Ascidians from the Palao Is. I. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 1(3): 115-150 [publication date established from Tokioka, T. 1967. Pacific Tunicata of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 251: 1–242] [127].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, SMBL (depository uncertain, not found), Palau Is., W Pacific Ocean.
• Ecteinascidia koumaci Monniot, C. 1987. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie I. Phlebobranches du Lagon. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 9A(1): 3-31 [28].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP P2 ECT 41, Passe de Koumac, lagoon, New Caledonia.
  Paratype(s) MNHP P2 ECT 42.
• Ecteinascidia ndouae Monniot, C. 1991. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie VIII. Phlébobranches (suite). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 12A(3–4): 491-515 [505].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP P2 ECT 49, Cape N'Dona, south of la Grande Terre, New Caledonia.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [90]
• Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea, supplement 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 621-655 [635]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

West Pacific Ocean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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: Central E coast
  • Northern Territory: N coast
  • Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef
• New Caledonia
• Palau

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Under-surface of boulders, under ledges.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
14-Dec-2012		14-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)