Polycarpa tumida Heller, 1878

Monniot, Françoise & Monniot, Claude, 2001, Ascidians from the tropical western Pacific, Zoosystema 23 (2), pp. 201-383 : 335

Polycarpa tumida Heller, 1878

( Figs 98 ; 129C)

Polycarpa tumida Heller, 1878: 103 . Type locality: Jamaica. — Monniot C. 1972: 630, Bermuda; 1983: 446, fig. 9, Guadeloupe. — Monniot C. & Monniot F. 1987: 117, Polynesia .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Palau. Mecherchar Island, Jellyfish Lake, marine lake, 7°09.83’N, 134°22.50’E, 1 m, 5. VI.1994 ( MNHN S1 POL B 364).

REMARKS

The Palau specimens are settled in groups of individuals covered with sand (Fig. 129C). The anatomical characters correspond to the previous descriptions of material from the western Atlantic and Polynesia ( Fig. 98 ). The occurrence of the species in Palau increases its geographical distribution in the Pacific Ocean. Its frequent location in mangrove areas should be noted.

Figures

FIG. 98. — Polycarpa tumida Heller, 1878. Scale bar: 2 mm.