Species Pyura arenosa (Herdman, 1881)

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Species Pyura arenosa (Herdman, 1881)

Cynthia arenosa 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 [59].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.4.52/4, Arafura Sea.
Cynthia jacatrensis Sluiter, C.P. 1890. Die Evertebraten aus der Sammlung des Königlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Niederländisch Indien in Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 50: 329-348 [331].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA TU387, Bay of Jakarta (as Djakarta), Indonesia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [289]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Arafura Sea.

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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: NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, N coast
Palau

Oriental Region

Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Common component of benthic fauna of sandy substrates in shallow water.

General References

Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia, supplement. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 267-298

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
14-Dec-2012	14-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
05-Sep-2012	05-Sep-2012	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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