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Issue: Vol. 1168 No. 1: 6 Apr. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-04-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1168.1.4
Page range: 43–49
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 2

A deep water Ascidia (Ascidiidae, Tunicata) from the tropical western Pacific

Departement Milieux et Peuplements aquatiques, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle , CP 51, 57 rue Cuvier 75231 Paris, France
Departement Milieux et Peuplements aquatiques, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle , CP 51, 57 rue Cuvier 75231 Paris, France
Ascidiacea Ascidia scaevola Ascidia sydneiensis Phallusia polytrema vas deferens dorsal tubercle

Abstract

A single, solitary, free living ascidian, Ascidia alisea sp.nov., collected from a sandy substrate on the Austral Ridge (Polynesia) between 120 and 203 meters depth, is ovoid with a layer of sandy debris adhering to the tunic and has distinctive body muscles and neural area and an unusual course of its vas deferens.

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