Language: English
This paper describes 35 species under 16 genera and 8 families of reef-associated ascidians of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Introduction
- Study areas
- Material and methods
- Classification
- Review of literature
- Description
Order APLOUSOBRANCHIA Lahille
Family DIAZONIDAE Seeliger
Genus Rhopalaea Philippi
1. Rhopalaea macrothorax Tokioka
Family: CLAVELINIDAE Forbes and Hanley
Genus: Clavelina Savigny
2. Clavelina robusta Kott
3. Clavelina moluccensis (Sluiter)
Family: POLYCLINIDAE Milne Edwards
Genus: Aplidium Savigny
4. Aplidium pliciferum (Redikorzev)
Family: POLYCITORIDAE Michaelsen
Genus: Eudistoma Caullery
5. Eudistoma gilboviride (Sluiter)
6. Eudistoma incubitum Kott
7. Eudistoma laysani (Sluiter)
Genus: Cystodytes Drasche
8. Cytodytes dellachiajei (Della Valle)
Family DIDEMNIDAE Giard
Genus: Didemnum Savigny
9. Didemnum molle (Herdman)
10. Didemnum moseleyi (Herdman)
11. Didemnum psammatode (Sluiter)
Genus: Lissoclinum Verrill
12. Lissoclinum fragile (Van Name)
13. Lissoclinum bistratum (Sluiter)
Genus Diplosoma Macdonald
14. Diplosoma simile (Sluiter)
15. Diplosoma virens (Hartmeyer)
Order: PHILEBOBRANCHIA Lahille
Family: ASCIDIDAE Herdman
Genus: Ascidia Linnaeus
16. Ascidia latesiphonica Hartmeyer
17. Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson
18. Ascidia challengeri Herdman
19. Ascidia conchilega Muller
Genus: Phallusia Savigny
20. Phallusia arabica Savigny
21. Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier)
22. Phallusia nigra Savigny
Order STOLIDOBRANCHIA Lahillae
Family: STYELIDAE Sluiter
Genus: Eusynstyela Michaeelsen
23. Eusynstyela latericius (Sluiter)
24. Eusynstyela misakiensis (Watanabe and Tokioka)
Genus: Botrylloides Milne-Edwards
25. Botrylloides anceps (Herdman)
Genus: Polycarpa Heller
26. Polycarpa pigmentata (Savigny)
27. Polycarpa mytiligera (Savigny)
Family: PYURIDAE Hartmeyer
Genus: Herdmania Lahillae
28. Herdmania momus (Savigny)
29. Herdmania pallida (Herller)
30. Herdmania papietensis (Herdman)
Genus: Halocynthia Verrill and Rutburn
31. Halocynthia spinosa Sluiter
Genus: Pyura Molina
32. Pyura curvigona Tokioka
33. Pyura isobella Kott
34. Pyura sacciformis (Dresche)
35. Pyura vittata (Stimpson)
- Distribution of Ascidians
- Discussion
- Acknowledgement
- References