Deep-water ascidians (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) from the northern and western Pacific
Author
Sanamyan, K. E.
Author
Sanamyan, N. P.
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-05-31
40
5 - 6
307
344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600628416
journal article
10.1080/00222930600628416
1464-5262
4669378
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Corynascidia
sp.
Material examined
St. 2120, 8330–
8430 m
, one specimen in poor condition and one empty test.
Remarks
This is the deepest record for the
Ascidiacea
. The specimens are in very poor condition and details of their morphology are obscured. The completely mutilated branchial sac seems to have spiral unciliated stigmata. The median position of the small gut loop suggests
Corynascidia
. The specimens are sessile, without a stalk. These specimens were referred by
Vinogradova (1969)
as probably belonging to
Situla pelliculosa
Vinogradova, 1969
. The specimens, however, have two distinct siphons with numerous lobes, very different from
Situla
.