Publication Date:
2024-01-12
Description:
Polysyncraton Nott, 1892 is the second largest genus of didemnid ascidians; it has a wide
\ndistribution ranging from temperate to tropical waters. Seventy-one specimens of Polysyncraton from
\neight museum collections and recently collected samples were analyzed. This resulted in the description
\nof three new species (P. cabofriense Oliveira & Rocha sp. nov. from Brazil, P. globosum Oliveira &
\nRocha sp. nov. from Australia and P. snelliusi Oliveira & Rocha sp. nov. from Suriname) and emended
\ndescriptions of three further species (P. amethysteum (Van Name, 1902), P. magnilarvum (Millar, 1962)
\nand P. purou C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1987).
Keywords:
Ascidian
;
biodiversity
;
COI
;
taxonomy
;
Tunicata
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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