Species Polycarpa rigida Herdman, 1881
- Polycarpa rigida Herdman, W.A. 1881. Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger Expedition. Cynthiidae, Molgulidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 11(3): 52-88 [76].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.2.4.117, Bass Strait, TAS; BMNH 1887.2.4.118, Bass Strait, TAS. - Polycarpa longisiphonica Herdman, W.A. 1881. Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger Expedition. Cynthiidae, Molgulidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 11(3): 52-88 [77].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (depository uncertain, not found), Port Jackson, NSW. - Polycarpa sluiteri 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 sluiteri Herdman, W.A. 1899. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian Museum. Australian Museum, Sydney, Catalogue 17: 1-139 [46].
Type data:
Holotype AM U254 (G2083), Port Jackson, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [199]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 180 m.
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) |