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) |