Species Perophora multiclathrata (Sluiter, 1904)
- Ecteinascidia multiclathrata Sluiter, C.P. 1904. Die Tunicaten der Siboga-Expedition. Pt. I, Die socialen und holosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56A: 1-126 [12].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU558.4, reef, Nusalaut Is., Indonesia. - Ecteinascidia formosana Oka, A. 1931. Ueber eine neue species von Ecteinascidia aus Formosa. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 7: 173-175 [173].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BLIH 203, Hoko-kô, Taiwan (as Formosa). - Perophora africana Millar, R.H. 1955. On a collection of ascidians from the Gold Coast. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 123(11): 277-325 [304].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1959.5.27.10, Dix Cove Shore, Gold Coast, W Africa. - Perophora orientalis Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, A. 1935. A notable case of relation in Perophora. Arkiv för Zoologi 28B(9): 1-6 [6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 1496, Misaki Biological Station, Japan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tokioka, T. 1967. Pacific Tunicata of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 251: 1-242 [136]
- Nishikawa, T. 1984. Ascidians from the Truk Islands, Ponape Island, and Majuro Atoll (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 27: 107-140 [123]
- Nishikawa, T. 1986. Ascidians from the Gilbert and Solomon Islands and Nauru. I. Perophoridae, Ascidiidae, Corellidae. Internacia Scienca Revuo 32: 1-78 4 maps [31]
- Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea, supplement 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 621-655 [635]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific Ocean, tropical Atlantic Ocean and west Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Western Australia: Lower W coast
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow depths, rubble and shells, epizoic on other ascidians, under stones with good water circulation.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 28-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |