Ecteinascidia jacerens Tokioka, 1954

KOTT, PATRICIA, 2003, New syntheses and new species in the Australian Ascidiacea, Journal of Natural History 37 (13), pp. 1611-1653 : 1636

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Ecteinascidia jacerens Tokioka, 1954
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Ecteinascidia jacerens Tokioka, 1954: 18 ; Nishikawa, 1986: 45; Monniot, 1991: 502; 1997b: 564. Ecteinascidia faaopa Monniot and Monniot, 1987: 89 .

Distribution. Western Pacific (Tokara Is, Kiribati, New Caledonia, French Polynesia). Indian Ocean ( Mozambique, Madagascar). The species has not been recorded from Australia but could be expected to occur there.

Description. The sessile zooids have circular and radial muscles around each siphon and a limited number of transverse bands crossing the dorsum between them, a smooth stomach, up to 12 testis follicles and 8–14 rows of stigmata.

Remarks. Ecteinascidia faaopa is not significantly different from the present species. Ecteinascidia bandaensis Millar, 1975 , which Monniot (1997b) thought to be a synonym of the present species, differs in its stalked zooids and a spiral stomach ridge (see Nishikawa, 1986).

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