CORELLIDAE, Lahille, 1888

Mead, A., Carlton, J. T., Griffiths, C. L. & Rius, M., 2011, Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa, Journal of Natural History 45 (39 - 40), pp. 2463-2524 : 2504

Family CORELLIDAE

Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882 Cryptogenic

This species is found among other ascidians species in harbour communities as a fouling organism. Corella eumyota is considered a cosmopolitan ( Primo and Vázquez 2004) or circumpolar ( Turon 1988) species with unknown origin. It is widespread throughout the southern hemisphere and is known to be introduced in the northern hemisphere ( Dupont et al. 2007), hence we consider it as cryptogenic. Corella eumyota was first identified in South Africa by Sluiter (1898) and it has been consistently identified during subsequent ascidian studies ( Michaelsen 1934; Millar 1955, 1962; Monniot et al. 2001). Its distribution within South Africa is from the west coast (Saldahna Bay), to the east coast (East London) (M. Rius unpublished results).