Species Polycarpa obscura Heller, 1878
- Polycarpa obscura Heller, C. 1878. Beiträge zur nähern Kenntnis der Tunicaten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 77(1): 1-28 [22].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMH, Bass Strait, VIC.Subsequent designation references:
Michaelsen, W. 1905. Revision von Heller's Ascidien-Typen aus dem Museum Godeffroy. Zoologische Jahrbücher Suppl. 8: 71-120 (by holotype inference, syntype material from Bowen, Bass Strait and Samoa: Bowen specimen not found, Samoan specimen considered to be conspecific with Polycarpa aurita (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834), Bass Strait specimen redescribed as 'holotype'). - Styela cryptocarpa Sluiter, C.P. 1885. Ueber einige einfachen Ascidien von der Insel Billiton. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 160-232 [210].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA TU1280, between Mendanau and Billiton, 12 m, Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMA TU102.Subsequent designation references:
Spoel, S. van der 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of Tunicata in the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 1(13): 157-200 [193]. - Polycarpa bassi Herdman, W.A. 1886. Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Pt II, Ascidiae compositae. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 14(38): 1-425 [413].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Bass Strait, VIC. - Styela albomarginata Sluiter, C.P. 1904. Die Tunicaten der Siboga-Expedition. Pt. I, Die socialen und holosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56A: 1-126 [65].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA TU992.1, Hamgsisi, Samau Is., Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMA TU991.Subsequent designation references:
Spoel, S. van der 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of Tunicata in the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 1(13): 157-200 [191]. - Polycarpa unilineata Kott, P. 1952. Ascidians of Australia. 1. Stolidobranchiata and Phlebobranchiata. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3(3): 206-333 [246].
Type data:
Holotype AM Y1776, Mackay, 10 m, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [177]
- Kott, P. 1998. Tunicata. 51-259, 259–261 (App. I–111), 265–292 (Index) in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 34. Hemichordata, Tunicata, Cephalochordata. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia 298 pp. [211] (for Polycarpa bassi)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia, supplement. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 267-298
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) |