Genus Polyclinum Savigny, 1816
Type species:
Polyclinum saturnium Savigny, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Hartmeyer, R. 1915. Ascidiarum nomina conservanda. pp. 247-258 in Apstein, C. Nomina Conservanda. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1915b: 247-258 [257].- Glossophorum Lahille, F. 1887. Système musculaire du Glossophorum sabulosum (G.) (Polyclinum sabulosum, Giard). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 19: 107-116 [107].
Type species:
Polyclinum sabulosum Giard, 1872 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hartmeyer, R. 1916. Ueber einige Ascidien aus dem Golf von Suez. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1915: 397-430 [428]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate and tropical seas to the Faroe Ils.
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), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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: Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, SW coast
- French Polynesia
- Hawaii
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia
- Palau
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Distribution References
- Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354
- Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
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- Polyclinum fungosum 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 [190].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.4.323, Port Jackson, 12–30 m, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [447]
History of changes
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Species Polyclinum glabrum Sluiter, 1895
- Polyclinum glabrum 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. [168].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU824, Ambon, Indonesia.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Western Australia: NW coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620
History of changes
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- Polyclinum neptunium incrustatum Michaelsen, W. 1930. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae. Fauna Südwest-Australien 5(7): 463-558 [542] [proposed with subspecific rank in Polyclinum neptunium Hartmeyer, 1912].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 3892, Koombana Bay, Geographe Bay, 14.5–18 m, WA.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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Species Polyclinum marsupiale Kott, 1963
- Polyclinum marsupiale Kott, P. 1963. The ascidians of Australia IV. Aplousobranchiata Lahille; Polyclinidae Verrill (continued). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 14(1): 70-118 [83].
Type data:
Holotype AM U3915, Hunter Is., Bass Strait, TAS.
Paratype(s) AM U3916.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620
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Species Polyclinum nudum Kott, 1992
- Polyclinum nudum Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [454].
Type data:
Holotype QM GH5391, old jetty piles, Coffs Harbour, 0.5 m, NSW.
Paratype(s) QM GH5387.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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Species Polyclinum orbitum Kott, 1992
- Polyclinum orbitum Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [455].
Type data:
Holotype QM G12730, 560 m offshore, 10 km SW of Seaspray, Ninety Mile Beach, 12 m, VIC.
Paratype(s) QM G12731.
Distribution
States
Victoria
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
12 m, fast currents, calcarenite reef.
History of changes
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- Polyclinum psammiferum Hartmeyer, R. 1909. Ascidien (continuation of work by Seeliger). pp. 1281-1488 in Bronn, H.G. (ed.). Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : C.F. Winter Vol. 3, suppl. pts 81–87. [1461] [nom. nov. for Polyclinum sabulosum Sluiter, 1909].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Polyclinum sabulosum Sluiter, C.P. 1909. Die Tunicaten der Siboga Expedition. Pt II. Die merosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56B: 1-112 [96] [junior homonym of Polyclinum sabulosum Giard, 1872 (=Polyclinum aurantium Milne-Edwards, 1841)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU832, Labuan Badjo, Flores, Indonesia. - Polyclinum solum Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [458] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Polyclinum sabulosum Sluiter, 1909].
Type data:
Syntype(s).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 2004. Ascidiacea (Tunicata) in Australian waters of the Timor and Arafura Seas. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 37-81 [46]
History of changes
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- Polyclinum saturnium Savigny, J.C. 1816. Recherches anatomiques sur les ascidies composées et sur les ascidies simples—Système de la classe des Ascidies pp. 1–239. In Mémoires sur les Animaux sans Vertèbres, Pt 2. Paris : G. Dufour. [190].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (depository uncertain, not found), Suez, Red Sea.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Suez, Red Sea.
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: NE coast
- Western Australia: Lower W coast
Oriental Region
- Philippines
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [455]
History of changes
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Species Polyclinum tenuatum Kott, 1992
- Polyclinum tenuatum Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [459].
Type data:
Holotype AM Y2261, Shelly Beach, Nornalup, WA.
Paratype(s) AM Y1356.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Western Australia: SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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Species Polyclinum terranum Kott, 1992
- Polyclinum terranum Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [461].
Type data:
Holotype QM GH5460, Rockingham, 15 m, WA [32°15´42"S 115°37´06"E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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- Polyclinum tsutsuii Tokioka, T. 1954. Contributions to Japanese ascidian fauna VII. Invertebrate fauna of the intertidal zone of the Tokara Islands. VII Ascidians. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 3(3): 239-264 [240].
Type data:
Holotype SMBL 127, Maégomori, Takarazima, Tokara Is., Japan. - Polyclinum pute Monniot, C. & Monniot, F. 1987. Les ascidies de Polynésie française. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 136: 1-155 [84].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A1 POL B33, Tikehau, French Polynesia. - Polyclinum corbis Kott, P. 2003. New syntheses and new species in the Australian Ascidiacea. Journal of Natural History 37: 1611-1653 [1626].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 476.91, W of Cervantes, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 475.91.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 2004. Ascidiacea (Tunicata) in Australian waters of the Timor and Arafura Seas. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 37-81 [47]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also Marianas Islands, Tokara Is., West Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, N coast
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
Oriental Region
- Philippines
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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- Polyclinum vasculosum Pizon, A. 1908. Ascidies d'Amboine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 16: 195-248 [223].
Type data:
Holotype GMNH T1/91, Ambon (as Amboine), Indonesia. - Polyclinum macrophyllum Michaelsen, W. 1919. Die Krikobranchen Ascidien des westlichen Indischen Ozeans: Claveliniden und Synoiciden. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 36: 71-102 [82].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, Bay of Tuléar, southwest Malagasy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [464]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
W Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), 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
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, NW coast
- Hawaii
Oriental Region
- Philippines
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
History of changes
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