Species Perophora modificata Kott, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

• Perophora modificata Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [104].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM GH283, channel face, Deltaic Reef, northern Great Barrier reef, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

NE oceanic (Lihou Reef).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coast
  • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE oceanic
• New Caledonia
• Palau

Oriental Region

• Philippines

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

17–27 m, channel faces or in lagoons.

 

General References

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 [41]

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 [73] (new record)

 

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)