Genus Polyzoa Lesson, 1831
- Polyzoa Lesson, R.P. 1831. Zoologie. pp. 433-440 in Lesson, R.P. (ed.). Voyage autour du Monde sur la Corvette La Coquille pendant 1822–1825. Paris : P. Pourret Freres Vol. 2(1). [437].
Type species:
Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1831 by monotypy. - Goodsiria Cunningham, R.O. 1871. Notes on the reptiles, amphibia, fishes, Mollusca and Crustacea obtained during the voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the years 1866–1869. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27: 465-502 [489].
Type species:
Goodsiria coccinea Cunningham, 1871 by monotypy. - Chorizocormus 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 [345].
Type species:
Chorizocormus reticulatus Herdman, 1886 by monotypy. - Monobotryllus Oka, A. 1915. Report upon the Tunicata in the collection of the Indian Museum. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 6: 1-33 [20].
Type species:
Monobotryllus violaceus Oka, 1915 by monotypy. - Dictyostyela Oka, A. 1926. On the mode of gemmation in Dictyostyela depressa n.g., n.sp. (Ascidiae Sociales). Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 2: 348-351 [348].
Type species:
Dictyostyela depressa Oka, 1926 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [249]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Subantarctic, southern California, Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Antarctic Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight
- Western Australia: NW coast, SW coast
- Fiji
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
- California
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Species Polyzoa exigua Kott, 1990
- Polyzoa exigua Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia, supplement. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 267-298 [280].
Type data:
Holotype QM GH4628, Albany, WA.
Paratype(s) QM GH4629–30.
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.
Extra Ecological Information
Epizooic on Polycarpa flava [Styelidae] from seagrass beds.
History of changes
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| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Species Polyzoa nodosa Kott, 1990
- Polyzoa nodosa Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia, supplement. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 267-298 [282].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA E2031, Price Is., SA.
Paratype(s) QM GH4154.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
15–20 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) |
Species Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915)
- Monobotryllus violacea Oka, A. 1915. Report upon the Tunicata in the collection of the Indian Museum. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 6: 1-33 [20].
Type data:
Syntype(s) IM, Puri, Orissa, on oyster shell, India. - Dictyostyela depressa Oka, A. 1926. On the mode of gemmation in Dictyostyela depressa n.g., n.sp. (Ascidiae Sociales). Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 2: 348-351 [348].
Type data:
Status unknown, UTZM (depository uncertain, not found), Honshu, on Haliotis [Mollusca] shell, Japan. - Polyzoa sagamiana Tokioka, T. 1953. Ascidians of Sagami Bay. Tokyo : Iwanami Shoten 313 pp. 79 pls. [245].
Type data:
Holotype BLIH 199, Hasaki, off Sazima, Sagami Bay, 16 m, Japan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [249]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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: NW coast
- Fiji
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Often growing on Cnemidocarpa areolata [Styelidae] and Herdmania momus [Pyuridae], also from rubble shells and other material, intertidal waters–64 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) |