Species Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)

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Species Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)

Ascidia (Pachychlaena) obesa Herdman, W.A. 1880. Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Ascidiidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 10(1): 458-472 [462].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (depository uncertain, not found), East Moncoeur Is., Bass Strait, 80 m, VIC.
Ascidia (Pachychlaena) oblonga Herdman, W.A. 1880. Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Ascidiidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 10(1): 458-472 [461].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (depository uncertain. not found), East Moncoeur Is., Bass Strait, 80 m, VIC.
Ascidia phallusioides Herdman, W.A. 1898. Note on the Tunicata fauna of Australian seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7(1): 443-450 [446] [nom. nud.].
Type data:
Syntype(s).
Ascidia phallusioides Herdman, W.A. 1899. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian Museum. Australian Museum, Sydney, Catalogue 17: 1-139 [12].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM U136 (G2089), Port Jackson, 12–16 m, NSW; AM U252, Port Jackson, 12–16 m, NSW; AM U235, Port Jackson, 12–16 m, NSW; AM U259 (G2090), Port Jackson, 12–16 m, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Hartmeyer, R. & Michaelsen, W. 1928. Ascidiae Diktyobranchiae und Ptychobranchiae. Fauna Südwest-Australien 5: 251-460 [308]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), 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
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, NW coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Harbour piles.

General References

Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440

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)

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