Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996

Monniot, Françoise & Monniot, Claude, 2001, Ascidians from the tropical western Pacific, Zoosystema 23 (2), pp. 201-383 : 290

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5391440
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468071
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F57D87A3-FF86-3162-EA78-FA6AFC1D1483
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996
status

Treatment

Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 View in CoL

Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996: 217 View in CoL , fig. 39A-D, pl. 7B. Type locality: Philippines.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Philippines. Cebu, E Mactan Island, cave, 10°15.62’N, 123°59.11’E, 30 m, 13.IV.1997 ( MNHN P1 DIA 34). — SW Bohol, Panglao Island, overhang, 9°37.14’N, 123°46.48’E, 23 m, 21.IV.1997 ( MNHN P1 DIA 33). — Bohol Sea, Balicasag Island SW of Bohol, 9°31.02’N, 123°40.83’E, 15.IV.1997 ( MNHN P1 DIA 36). — Cebu, E Mactan Island, overhang, 10°15.62’N, 123°59.11’E, 10 m, 14.IV.1997 ( MNHN P1 DIA 37).

DESCRIPTION

By its internal morphology this species is very close to D. chinensis . It is characterised by a hard tunic and zooids partly protruding at the colony surface. The oesophago-rectal peduncle is longer than in D. chinensis .