Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott, 1992

Kott, Patricia, 2006, Observations on non-didemnid ascidians from Australian waters (1), Journal of Natural History 40 (3 - 4), pp. 169-234 : 192

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930600621601
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7222975
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scientific name	Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott, 1992
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Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott, 1992 View in CoL

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Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott 1992a, p 435 View in CoL .

Distribution

Previously recorded (see Kott 1992a): New South Wales (South Solitary Is, Byron Bay , Coff’s Harbour ); Queensland ( Mooloolaba ). New record: New South Wales ( Coff’s Harbour , 5–7 m, SAM E3297 View Materials ). The new record is from the restricted geographic range previously recorded for this species (from northern New South Wales to the Queensland / New South Wales border) .

Description

The colony is small, sessile, its upper surface divided into two rounded lobes that narrow toward the base, where some sand is embedded, although there is none in the gelatinous and translucent test of the upper part of the colony.

References

Kott P. 1992 a. The Australian Ascidiacea, Pt 3 Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32: 377 - 620.

Figures

Figure 9. In situ images of: (A) Pseudodistoma gracile (SAM E3270); (B) Pseudodistoma inflatum (SAM E3297); (C) Pseudodistoma pilatum (SAM E3296); (D) Polyclinum incrustatum (SAM E3274); (E) Polyclinum marsupiale (SAM E2866); (F) Aplidiopsis confluata (SAM E3281); (G) Aplidiopsis confluata (SAM E3282); (H) Synoicum citrum (SAM E3277).