New and little-known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (Part 3) Author Kott, Patricia text Journal of Natural History 2005 2005-06-30 39 26 2409 2479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500087077 journal article 10.1080/00222930500087077 1464-5262 5215680 Leptoclinides variegatus Kott, 2001 Leptoclinides variegatus Kott 2001 , p 86 ; 2004a, p 738; 2004b, p 2475. Distribution Previously recorded (see Kott 2001 , 2004b ): South Australia (Great Australian Bight, Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait). New record: South Australia (Kangaroo I., SAM E1717). Description The newly recorded colony is relatively thick. Zooids are seen as yellow points along each side of the canals that surround irregular to elongate zooid-free areas. Common cloacal apertures are randomly distributed sessile apertures on the top of slight surface elevations. The primary common cloacal canals extend the full depth of the zooids and sometimes extend into oesophageal and occasionally posterior abdominal canals. Spicules are evenly distributed throughout and never crowded. There is no superficial aspiculate layer of test. Remarks Colonies, spicules and zooids are as previously described.