Molgula occidentalis

Author
Traustedt, 1883

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
33 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Florida, Caribbean Sea
Habitat-Biology
  • hard substrate
References

  • Dalby, J. E., and C. M. Young. 1992. Role of early post-settlement mortality in setting the upper depth limit of ascidians in Florida epifaunal communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 80: 221–228.

  • Van Name, W. G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1–476.

  • Van Name, W. G. 1954. The tunicata of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 495–497 in P. S. Galtsoff, ed. Gulf of Mexico, Its Origin, Waters, and Marine Life. Fishery Bulletin 89. Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Volume 55, Washington, D.C.

  • Young, C. M. 1989a. Larval depletion by ascidians has little effect on settlement of epifauna. Marine Biology 102: 481–489.

  • Young, C. M. 1989b. Distribution and dynamics of an intertidal ascidian pseudopopulation. Bulletin of Marine Science 45(2): 288–303.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Cole, L. and G. Lambert. 2009. Tunicata (Urochordata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1209–1216 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-11-2024.

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