Species Perophora hutchisoni Macdonald, 1859
- Perophora hutchisoni Macdonald, J.D. 1859. On the anatomical characters of an Australian species of Perophora. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 377-379 [377].
Type data:
Status unknown, King Georges Sound, Albany, SW WA. - Perophora boltenina Michaelsen, W. 1922. Ascidiae Ptychobranchiae und Diktyobranchiae von Neusseeland und dem Chatham-Inseln. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916, XI. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 73: 359-498 [488].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC, Stewart Is., 70 m, New Zealand.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hartmeyer, R. & Michaelsen, W. 1928. Ascidiae Diktyobranchiae und Ptychobranchiae. Fauna Südwest-Australien 5: 251-460 [269]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, SW coast
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
5–20 m subject to heavy surge and sand scour.
General References
Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [103]
Kott, P. 2003. New syntheses and new species in the Australian Ascidiacea. Journal of Natural History 37: 1611-1653 [1633]
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) |