Polycarpa arnoldi, (MICHAELSEN, 1914)

Monniot, Claude, 2002, Stolidobranch ascidians from the tropical western Indian Ocean, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 135 (1), pp. 65-120 : 79-80

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00017.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490268
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/436F3F3C-FFDE-FFA1-FCDC-FED9FDD11FC1
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Polycarpa arnoldi
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POLYCARPA ARNOLDI ( MICHAELSEN, 1914) View in CoL ( Fig. 12 View Figure 12 )

Pandocia arnoldi: Michaelsen, 1914: 426 View in CoL – west coast of Africa.

Polycarpa arnoldi: Michaelsen, 1915 View in CoL Annobon: 407, pl. 16, fig. 2, pl. 18, figs 40–44; Van der Sloot (1969) – Antilles; Monniot C., 1983 – Antilles; Goodbody, 1984a: 38 – Antilles; 1984b: 71 – Antilles.

Polycarpa crossogonima Millar, 1962 View in CoL – Antilles. Material

Mozambique: Ibo Island , 1 specimen, coll. C. Monniot , 1995.

Yemen: Socotra Island, 2 specimens, coll. C. Monniot, 1997 .

Remarks and distribution

The specimens collected in the Indian Ocean correspond exactly to the original description and to the specimens collected in the Caribbean Sea. One of the two specimens from Socotra is particularly large: 4 cm. This species, with its characteristic gonads ( Fig. 12A,C View Figure 12 ), and small gut ( Fig. 12B View Figure 12 ), is recorded in the Indian Ocean for the first time .