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.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
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
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |