Species Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Ascidia aurata Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Zoologie, Mollusques pp. 559–626. in, Voyages de découvertes de l'Astrolabe 1826–1829, Vol. 3. Paris : Pilet Ainé. [559].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP S1 POL.B 121, New Guinea. - Polycarpa sulcata Herdman, W.A. 1882. Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Pt I, Ascidiae simplices. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 6(17): 1-296 [179].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (depository uncertain, not found), Banda, Moluccas, 34 m, Indonesia. - Styela psoloessa 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 [337].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU1048, Ambon, Indonesia. - Styela (Polycarpa) pneumonodes Sluiter, C.P. 1895. Tunicaten. In, Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und den Malayischen Archipel. Denkschr. Med.- Naturw. Ges. Jena 8: 163–186; Nachtrag zu den tunicaten: 325–326. [179].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA TU1046, Ambon, Indonesia. - Pandocia (Polycarpa) botryllifera Michaelsen, W. 1912. Die Tethyiden (Styeliden) des Naturhistorischen Museum zu Hamburg, nebst nachtrag und Anhang einige anderen Familien betreffend. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 28(2): 109-186 [143].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, Samoa, west Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [150]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Caroline Ils, 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.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Palau
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
3–20 m.
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) |