Polysyncraton (Ascidiacea, Didemnidae): a re-examination of some specimens and descriptions of three new species

Livia M. Oliveira; Bert W. Hoeksema; Rosana M. Rocha

doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.519

European Journal of Taxonomy (Apr 2019)

Polysyncraton (Ascidiacea, Didemnidae): a re-examination of some specimens and descriptions of three new species

Livia M. Oliveira,
Bert W. Hoeksema,
Rosana M. Rocha

Affiliations

Livia M. Oliveira: Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Invertebrados Marinhos, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba
Bert W. Hoeksema: Department of Taxonomy and Systematics, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden
Rosana M. Rocha: Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Invertebrados Marinhos, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.519
Journal volume & issue: no. 519

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Polysyncraton Nott, 1892 is the second largest genus of didemnid ascidians; it has a wide distribution ranging from temperate to tropical waters. Seventy-one specimens of Polysyncraton from eight museum collections and recently collected samples were analyzed. This resulted in the description of three new species (P. cabofriense Oliveira & Rocha sp. nov. from Brazil, P. globosum Oliveira & Rocha sp. nov. from Australia and P. snelliusi Oliveira & Rocha sp. nov. from Suriname) and emended descriptions of three further species (P. amethysteum (Van Name, 1902), P. magnilarvum (Millar, 1962) and P. purou C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1987).

Published in European Journal of Taxonomy

ISSN: 2118-9773 (Online)
Publisher: Consortium of European Natural History Museums
Country of publisher: France
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology; Science: Botany
Website: http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt

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