Stolidobranch ascidians from the tropical western Indian Ocean
Author
Monniot, Claude
text
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2002
2002-05-31
135
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https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00017.x
journal article
10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00017.x
0024-4082
5434598
AMPHICARPA INHACAE
(
MILLAR, 1956
)
Polyandrocarpa inhacae
Millar, 1956: 927
, fig. 14 –
Mozambique
, Inhaca.
Amphicarpa inhacae
: Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1999: 27
, fig. 16, pl. 3D –
Mozambique
and
Tanzania
, and synonymy.
Material
Mozambique
: Ibo Island; coll. C. Monniot, 1995.
Remarks
This species is covered with sand that coats a purple tunic. The zooids reach
1 cm
and more when relaxed. They are united by stolons which are also covered with sediment. This species inhabits the undersides of dead corals, and also lives under
Agaricia
species
and often on
Polycarpa
species
on the external slope of coral reefs.