Species Polycarpa nigricans Heller, 1878

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Species Polycarpa nigricans Heller, 1878

Polycarpa nigricans Heller, C. 1878. Beiträge zur nähern Kenntnis der Tunicaten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 77(1): 1-28 [20].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, Mauritius.
Paratype(s) ZMA TU726; ZMB 698; ZMUC 26/6-1902; USNM 5558.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West Pacific Ocean, west Indian Ocean.

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

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Western Australia: Lower W coast

Oriental Region

Indonesia
Philippines

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

In habitats with strong water movement, to 20 m.

General References

Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [174]

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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