Genus Polysyncraton Nott, 1892
- Polysyncraton Nott, J.T. 1892. On the composite ascidians of the North Shore Reef. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 24: 305-334 [318].
Type species:
Polysyncraton paradoxum Nott, 1892 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, including polar regions.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, NE oceanic
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, SW coast
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Distribution References
- 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
- Millar, R.H. 1962. Further descriptions of South African ascidians. Annals of the South African Museum 56(7): 113-221
- Millar, R.H. 1982. The marine fauna of New Zealand. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 85: 1-117
- Monniot, F. 1993. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie XIII. Le genre Polysyncraton (Didemnidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 15A(1–4): 3-17
- Nishikawa, T. 1990. The ascidians of the Japan Sea 1. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 34(4–6): 73-148
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
General References
Kott, P. 2005. New and little known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (Part 3). Journal of Natural History 39(26): 2409-2479 [2415]
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) |