Polycarpa spongiabilis

Author
Traustedt, 1883
Common Names
  • Giant Tunicate

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
60 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Florida, Caribbean Sea
Habitat-Biology
  • hard substrate
  • coral reef
Microhabitat
  • cryptic fauna
References

  • 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.

Endnotes

  • Van Name (1945) refered to this species as its synonym Polycarpa obtecta.

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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