Species Microcosmus pupa (Savigny, 1816)
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (depository uncertain, not found), Red Sea.- Microcosmus pacificus Monniot, F. & Monniot, C. 2001. Ascidians from the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystematica Rossica 23(2): 201-383 [349].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP S2 MIC 159, Milne Bay Province, Samurai Is., 27 m, Papua New Guinea [10°36.98'S 150°39.77'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 2003. New syntheses and new species in the Australian Ascidiacea. Journal of Natural History 37: 1611-1653 [1649]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
The Red Sea.
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.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
- Papua New Guinea
Oriental Region
- Philippines
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [356]
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) |