- Eugyra Alder, J. & Hancock, A. in Hancock, A. 1870. On the larval state of Molgula; with descriptions of several new species of simple ascidians. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 6: 353-368 [367].
Type species:
Molgula arenosa Alder & Hancock, 1848 by original designation. - Gamaster Pizon, A. 1896. Description d'un nouveau genre d'ascidie simple de la famille des Molgulidées, Gamaster dakarensis. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 122: 1345-1347 [1345].
Type species:
Gamaster dakarensis Pizon, 1896 by monotypy. - Eugyrioides Seeliger, O. 1906. Appendicularien und Ascidien, Tunicata. Manteltiere. pp. 1041-1168 in Bronn, H.G. (ed.). Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : C.F. Winter Vol. 3 Suppl. [1189].
Type species:
Cynthia glutinans Moeller, 1842 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, A. 1928. Northern and Arctic invertebrates in the collection of the Swedish State Museum. IX Tunicata, Part 3. Molgulidae and Pyuridae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 3 4(9): 1-101 [72]
- Huus, J. 1937. Ascidiaceae. pp. 545-692 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2). [677]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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
- Queensland: Central E coast, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Distribution References
- Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, A. 1928. Northern and Arctic invertebrates in the collection of the Swedish State Museum. IX Tunicata, Part 3. Molgulidae and Pyuridae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 3 4(9): 1-101
- Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354
- Hartmeyer, R. 1923. Ascidiacea, part I. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(6): 1-365
- Kott, P. 1969. Antarctic Ascidiacea. A monographic account of the known species based on specimens collected under U.S. Government auspices 1947 to 1963. Antarctic Research Series 13: i-xv 1-239
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440
- Millar, R.H. 1962. Further descriptions of South African ascidians. Annals of the South African Museum 56(7): 113-221
- Millar, R.H. 1982. The marine fauna of New Zealand. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 85: 1-117
- Nishikawa, T. 1991. The ascidians of the Japan Sea. II. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 35(1–3): 26-170
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
History of changes
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Species Eugyra mammillata Kott, 1985
- Eugyra mammillata Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [390].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 83.75, Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia.
Paratype(s) QM GH757.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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Species Eugyra millimetra Kott, 1985
- Eugyra millimetra Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [391].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV F51475, Bass Strait, 5 m, VIC [40°09'12"S 147°31'54"E].
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Shell substrate.
History of changes
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Species Eugyra molguloides Sluiter, 1904
- Eugyra molguloides Sluiter, C.P. 1904. Die Tunicaten der Siboga-Expedition. Pt. I, Die socialen und holosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56A: 1-126 [111].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA TU1265, Salibabu Is., 36 m, Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMA TU534.Subsequent designation 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 [178]. - Caesira pellucida Macdonald, J.D. 1859. On the anatomical characters of three Australian species of Tunicata referable to Savigny's subgenus Caesira. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 367-371 [369] [Caesira Fleming, 1822 was suppressed in favour of its junior synonym Molgula Forbes, 1848; Pera Stimpson, 1852 also is a junior synonym of Molgula; Caesira pellucida Macdonald, 1859 consequently became a junior homonym of Molgula pellucida (Stimpson, 1852)].
Type data:
Status unknown, Shark Bay, WA. - Eugyra moretonensis Kott, P. 1972. Some sublittoral ascidians in Moreton Bay and their seasonal occurrence. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16(2): 233-260 [252].
Type data:
Holotype QM G6328, 0.5 mile SE of Southwest Rocks, 7–2 m, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM G5961–71, G5974–6.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [393]
- Kott, P. 1998. Tunicata. 51-259, 259–261 (App. I–111), 265–292 (Index) in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 34. Hemichordata, Tunicata, Cephalochordata. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia 298 pp. (new status assignment for Eugyra molguloides)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine, viviparous.
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) |