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

European Journal of Taxonomy

Bert W. Hoeksema¹  Rosana M. Rocha²  Livia M. Oliveira² 

[1] Department of Taxonomy and Systematics, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517,2300 RA Leiden;

[2] Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Invertebrados Marinhos, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba;

关键词: ascidian;    biodiversity;    COI;    taxonomy;    Tunicata;   

DOI  :  10.5852/ejt.2019.519

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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).

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