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Polycarpa nigricans Heller, 1878 
AphiaID: 215953

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Polycarpa (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Polycarpa Heller, 1877
Synonymised
taxa
  Gynandrocarpa nigricans (Heller, 1878) (new combination)
Pandocia nigricans (Heller, 1878) (new combination)
Polyandrocarpa nigricans (Heller, 1878) (new combination)
Polycarpa erecta Pizon, 1908 (original combination)
Sources  original description: Heller, C. (1878) Beitrage zur nahern Kenntniss der Tunicaten Sitzber. Acad. Wiss. Wien, 77(1): 2-28. [details]

basis of record: Monniot, F. & C. Monniot (1997). Ascidians collected in Tanzania. [details]

additional source: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Kott, P. (1985) The Australian Ascidiacea part 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia Mem. Qd Mus. 23: 1-440. [details]

from synonym: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Pizon, A. (1908) Ascidies d'Amboine Rev. Suisse Zool., 16: 195-240. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Distribution Mozambique [details]
South West Indian Ocean [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection
Note  Type locality: Stations: Tanzania, 15 m channel between Makongwei and Pemba Island, 5°23.45'S-39°37.86'E (CRRF coll.), MNHN S1 Pol B 368. Mozambique, Ibo Island, south of Matemo, 5 to 20 m outer reef and cliff (Monniot coll.), MNHN S1 Pol B 373(Monniot & Monniot, 1997).

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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215953
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2000-08-31 10:20:14Z  created  Vermaercke, Sigrid
2003-07-23 09:17:31Z  changed  Vicky
2007-12-05 12:32:01Z  checked  Sanamyan, Karen
  
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  Citation: Sanamyan, K. (2013). Polycarpa nigricans Heller, 1878. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215953 on 2013-05-22
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