Diplosoma

Kott, Patricia, 2007, New and little-known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (part 4), Journal of Natural History 41 (17 - 20), pp. 1163-1211 : 1207-1208

Diplosoma IJersicolor Monniot, 1994

Diplosoma υersicolor Monniot 1994, p 9; Kott 2004c, p 67 and synonymy.

Distribution

Previously reported (see Kott 2004c): Western Australia ( Ashmore Reef, Montebello Is, Houtman’s Abrolhos); New South Wales (Lord Howe I.); Queensland (Capricorn Group to Lizard I.); Northern Territory (Darwin); Philippines; New Caledonia; Micronesia. New record: Queensland (Noosa Heads, QM G308797).

Description

The newly recorded colony is a soft slab about 5 mm diameter and 2–3 mm thick. It has the characteristic white patches in the surface with clouds of a yellowish colour between.

Remarks

The newly recorded colony is the most southerly location so far recorded for this wideranging tropical species. The specimen demonstrates the colour variation previously observed in this species (see Kott 2004c).