Species Eudistoma pyriforme (Herdman, 1886)
- Psammaplidium pyriforme Herdman, W.A. 1886. Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Pt II, Ascidiae compositae. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 14(38): 1-425 [419].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.4.482, Flinders Passage, 16 m, Torres Strait [10°30'S 142°18'E]. - Polycitor arenaceus Sluiter, C.P. 1909. Die Tunicaten der Siboga Expedition. Pt II. Die merosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56B: 1-112 [13].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU782, reef, Sawan, Sian Is., Indonesia. - Eudistoma vulgare Monniot, F. 1988. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie V. Polycitoridae du Lagon. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 10A(2): 197-235 [213].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A3 Eud 57, New Caledonia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 2004. Ascidiacea (Tunicata) in Australian waters of the Timor and Arafura Seas. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 37-81 [42]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266 [226]
Kott, P. 2008. Biogeographic implications of Ascidiacea (Tunicata) from the Wessel Islands (Arafura Sea). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 63-77 [68]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |