Species Pyrostremma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)
- Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, W.A. 1888. Report upon the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger', during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 27(76): 1-166 pls i-xi [29] [for stability in nomenclature this name is maintained here as the valid name, pending an application to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to have it conserved].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (depository uncertain, not found), 4400 m, S Atlantic Ocean [38°23'S 37°28'W]. - Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, J.O.E. 1886. Les Ascidies. pp. 225–229 in, Les Explorations sous-marines. Bibliothéque des Ecoles et des Familles. Paris : Librairie Hachette et Cie. 332 pp. [229] [this is a little used name, and for stability in nomenclature, Pyrostremma spinosum Herdman, 1888 is maintained here as the valid name, pending an application to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, tropical north Atlantic. - Pyrosoma sedentarium Sebastian, V.O. 1971. Pyrosoma sedentarium n.sp. Bulletin of the Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography University of Cochin 5: 77-79 [77].
Type data:
Status unknown, Cochin to Puvar, Kerala Coast of India, below 200m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Van Soest, R.W.M. 1981. A monograph of the order Pyrosomatida (Tunicata, Thaliacea). Journal of Plankton Research 3(4): 603-631 [607]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Lower E coast, NSW, VIC; all oceans between 40ºN and 45ºS.
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
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, planktonic.
General References
Ivanova-Kazas, O.M. 1962. Sur les forme primitive du développement chez les Pyrosomida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 3: 191-208
Neumann, G. 1935. Thaliacea. pp. 203-500 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |