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Leptoclinides (Ascidiacea, Didemnidae) from Brazil: new records and two new species

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2019
Twenty-two samples of Leptoclinides Bjerkan, 1905 collected along the Brazilian coast between 1998 and 2017 were examined. Herein we describe two new species (Leptoclinides coronatus sp. nov. and Leptoclinides lotufoi sp. nov.).
Livia M. Oliveira, João Paulo Carvalho, Rosana M. Rocha   +2 more
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Catalogue of sponges, cnidarians, and echinoderms from Brazil based on a historical inventory of the Invertebrate Collection Paulo Young (CIPY)

Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections, 2020
Scientific collections represent a highly relevant social legacy. They provide a source for research and production of human resources at several academic levels and play a key rolefor the preservation of biodiversity.
Anne Isabelley Gondim, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen, Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias   +2 more
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New Records of Stolidobranchia (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) from Brazil

Taxonomy
New surveys on the Brazilian tropical coast revealed new occurrences of five species in Styelidae (Stolonia sabulosa, Amphicarpa paucigonas, Polyandrocarpa anguinea Polycarpa insulsa, Styela plicata) and one in Molgulidae (Molgula davidi).
Gustavo Antunes Gamba, Rosana Moreira da Rocha   +1 more
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Origin and Dispersal History of Two Colonial Ascidian Clades in the Botryllus schlosseri Species Complex. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Human-induced global warming and species introductions are rapidly altering the composition and functioning of Earth's marine ecosystems. Ascidians (Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Tunicata, Class Ascidiacea) are likely to play an increasingly greater role in
Marie L Nydam, Kirsten B Giesbrecht, Emily E Stephenson   +2 more
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I Cromosomi nel Sottordine Phlebobranchiata (Ascidiacea)

Caryologia, 1978
RIASSUNTOViene ulteriormente avvalorata l'ipotesi che le specie appartenenti alle famiglie Cionidae e Diazonidae vadano raccolte in una unica famiglia. La famiglia Perophoridae rimane, anche a livello cariologico, ben separata dalle altre famiglie e sembra sia da riconsiderare l'ipotesi di una sua primitivita nell'ambito del sottordine Phlebobranchiata.
D. Colombera, R. Vittori
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Macrozoobenthos of the Zernov's Phyllophora Field, Northwestern Black Sea: species richness, quantitative representation and long-term variations

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018
The Zernov's Phyllophora Field (ZPF) is a water area in the northwestern Black Sea (NWBS) that occupied about 11 000 km2 in the early 20th century.
Nikolay K. Revkov, Natalya A. Boltacheva, Vitaliy A. Timofeev, Igor P. Bondarev, Lyudmila V. Bondarenko   +4 more
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Unique Aggregations of a Large Undescribed Solitary Tunicate in the Arabian Sea

Diversity
We document aggregations of an undescribed benthic solitary tunicate of the family Pyuridae from the Arabian Sea. This new genus was found forming dense thickets in shallow rocky substrates around Masirah Island and the Dhofar area in Oman.
Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Tito Monteiro da Cruz Lotufo, Bert W. Hoeksema, Sarah M. Tweedt, Christopher Meyer, Gustav Paulay   +5 more
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A First Record of the Genus Eusynstyela (Ascidiacea: Stolidobranchia: Styelidae) from Korea

Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2014
Colonial ascidian, Eusynstyela monotestis (Tokioka, 1953), is newly reported from Korean waters. The specimens of E. monotestis examined in this study were collected at subtidal zone of Beomseom, Munseom, Seopseom and Chagwido in Jeju-do by SCUBA diving.
Seo, Su-Yuan, Rho, Boon-Jo
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Botryllus (Ascidiacea, Styelidae) on the Argentine coast

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Two species belonging to the genus Botryllus from three localities (five sampling sites) on the Argentine coast (southwestern Atlantic) were identified, based on morphological analyses. Besides, genetic analyses (COI partial sequences) revealed the presence of clade A of the Botryllus schlosseri species complex, which is widely distributed and ...
Anabela Taverna, María Carla de Aranzamendi, Cristian Lagger, Diego Román Giménez, Marcos Tatián   +4 more
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First Records of Two Species of Genus Clavelina (Ascidiacea: Aplousobranchia: Clavelinidae) from Korea

Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2015
Colonial ascidians, Clavelina elegans (Oka, 1927) and Clavelina miniata Watanabe & Tokioka, 1973 are reported for the first time in Korean waters. As a result of this study, three species of the genus Clavelina are now recorded in Korean fauna. Clavelina
Seo, Su-Yuan, Rho, Boon-Jo
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