Species Ritteriella amboinensis (Apstein, 1904)
- Salpa amboinensis Apstein, C. 1904. Salpes d'Amboine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 12: 649-656 pl. xii [651].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH T1/98 (3 jars), near Ambon, Indonesia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Indian and Pacific Oceans between 30ºS and 30ºN.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, planktonic.
Extra Ecological Information
Favours waters 200 m to surface, warmer waters, but coldest times of the year.
General References
Van Soest, R.W.M. 1974. A revision of the genera Salpa Forskål, 1775, Pegea Savigny, 1816 and Ritteriella Metcalf, 1919 (Tunicata, Thaliacea). Beaufortia 22(293): 153-191 [177]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |