Species Polycarpa papillata (Sluiter, 1885)
- Styela papillata Sluiter, C.P. 1885. Ueber einige einfachen Ascidien von der Insel Billiton. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 160-232 [192].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA TU1035, between Mendanau and Billiton, 8 m, Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMA TU1279.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 [195]. - Styela captiosa Sluiter, C.P. 1885. Ueber einige einfachen Ascidien von der Insel Billiton. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 160-232 [202].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU1015, between Mendanau and Billiton, 12 m, Indonesia. - Styeloides abranchiata Sluiter, C.P. 1885. Ueber einige einfachen Ascidien von der Insel Billiton. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 160-232 [219].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU990, between Mendanau and Billiton, 12 m, Indonesia. - Styela (Polycarpa) phaula Sluiter, C.P. 1895. Tunicaten. In, Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und den Malayischen Archipel. Denkschr. Med.- Naturw. Ges. Jena 8: 163–186; Nachtrag zu den tunicaten: 325–326. [182].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU1044, Thursday Is., Torres Strait. - Polycarpa attollens 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). - Polycarpa attollens Herdman, W.A. 1899. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian Museum. Australian Museum, Sydney, Catalogue 17: 1-139 [53].
Type data:
Holotype AM U149 (G2086), Port Jackson, NSW. - Polycarpa mutilans Herdman, W.A. 1906. Report on the Tunicata. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplement Report 39: 295-348 [319].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1907.8.30.22, north part of Gulf of Manaat, Sri Lanka. - Polycarpa intestinata Kott, P. 1952. Ascidians of Australia. 1. Stolidobranchiata and Phlebobranchiata. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3(3): 206-333 [238].
Type data:
Holotype AM Y1750, near Point Charles, WA [24°54'S 113°16'E]. - Polycarpa capricornia Kott, P. 1952. Ascidians of Australia. 1. Stolidobranchiata and Phlebobranchiata. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3(3): 206-333 [239].
Type data:
Holotype AM Y1747, Thursday Is., 6–9 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 [184]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Arafura Sea, west Pacific Ocean, Marianas, west Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Sri Lanka
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
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 [74] (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) |