Species Sigillina signifera (Sluiter, 1909)

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Species Sigillina signifera (Sluiter, 1909)

Polycitor signiferus Sluiter, C.P. 1909. Die Tunicaten der Siboga Expedition. Pt II. Die merosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56B: 1-112 [5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU808.1, TU808.2, 5700 miles, 279ºE from Southpoint of S Lucipara Is., 894 m, and Banda Is., 9–45 m, Indonesia.
Sycozoa sedens Sluiter, C.P. 1909. Die Tunicaten der Siboga Expedition. Pt II. Die merosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Expéditie Report 56B: 1-112 [34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU1071-7, Sulu Is., Karkaralong Group, Karbaena Is., Lucipara Group, Postillon Is., Savu Is., Saleh Bay, Indonesia; reef habitats to 36 m.
Eudistoma viridis Tokioka, T. 1955. Ascidians from the Palao Islands II. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 5(1): 43-57 [49].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMBL 74, Geruherugaeru, canal, Palau Is., west Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266 [100]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West Pacific 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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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

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
Palau

Oriental Region

Indonesia
Philippines

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Forms extensive mats on coral debris, sides of reefs and surge channels.

General References

Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266

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)

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