Species Pyura ostreophila Michaelsen, 1927

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Species Pyura ostreophila Michaelsen, 1927

Pyura ostreophila Michaelsen, W. 1927. Einige neue westaustralische ptychobranchiate Ascidien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 71: 193-203 [195].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 3786 (an aggregate of 40 specimens), Oyster Harbour, Albany, 0.75–5.5 m, WA.

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

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

Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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
- Western Australia: SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Relatively shallow (to 5 m), aggregates embedded in sponge Halisarca sp. [Halisarcidae].

General References

Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [318]

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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