Genus Styela Fleming, 1822
Type species:
Cynthia canopus Savigny, 1816 by original designation.- Goniocarpa Huntsman, A.G. 1912. Ascidians from the coasts of Canada. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 9: 111-148 [131].
Type species:
Ascidia lovenii Sars, 1851 by original designation (= Cynthia coriacea Alder & Hancock, 1848). - Katatropa Huntsman, A.G. 1912. Ascidians from the coasts of Canada. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 9: 111-148 [139].
Type species:
Katatropa vancouverensis Huntsman, 1912 by original designation. - Redikorzevia Oka, A. 1929. Ueber Redikorzevia eine neue Genus von einfachen Ascidien. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 5: 434-437 [434].
Type species:
Redikorzevia cylindrica Oka, 1929 by monotypy. - Vannamea Oka, A. 1932. Ueber Vannamea, eine neue Styeliden-Gattung. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 8: 321-323 [321].
Type species:
Vannamea kurilensis Oka, 1932 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Huus, J. 1937. Ascidiaceae. pp. 545-692 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2). [676]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), 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), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Province (6)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Palaearctic Region
- France
- Japan
Distribution References
- Harant, H. 1929. Ascidies provenant des croisières du Prince Albert 1er de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco Monaco 75: 1-110
- Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275
- Kott, P. 1969. Antarctic Ascidiacea. A monographic account of the known species based on specimens collected under U.S. Government auspices 1947 to 1963. Antarctic Research Series 13: i-xv 1-239
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440
- Millar, R.H. 1982. The marine fauna of New Zealand. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 85: 1-117
- Nishikawa, T. 1991. The ascidians of the Japan Sea. II. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 35(1–3): 26-170
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |