Rhopalaea cloneyi (Ascidiacea, Cionidae), a new deep-water ascidian from the coastal waters of British Columbia

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Vazquez, Elsa
Young, Craig M.
Publisher
The Zoological Society of London
Date Issued
1996
Note

A new species of solitary ascidian from the British Columbia fjords, Rhopalaea cloneyi is described. R. cloneyi is characterized by its strong musculature, consisting of 14-15 longitudinal bands which are branched several times on the ventral side, converging to the endostylar band of the thorax. Its differences with the seven species of the genus Rhopalaea described up to the present are discussed. A checklist of the associated benthos found with the nine deep ascidians from this area observed with the PISCES IV submersible shows that R. cloneyi and Bathypera feminalba are found associated with the brachiopods Crania and Laqueus, the asteroid Mediaster aequalis and the anthozoid Stomphia.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
13 p.
Subject (Topical)
Cionidae
Ascidians
Sea squirts--Canada
Identifier
3327216
Additional Information
A new species of solitary ascidian from the British Columbia fjords, Rhopalaea cloneyi is described. R. cloneyi is characterized by its strong musculature, consisting of 14-15 longitudinal bands which are branched several times on the ventral side, converging to the endostylar band of the thorax. Its differences with the seven species of the genus Rhopalaea described up to the present are discussed. A checklist of the associated benthos found with the nine deep ascidians from this area observed with the PISCES IV submersible shows that R. cloneyi and Bathypera feminalba are found associated with the brachiopods Crania and Laqueus, the asteroid Mediaster aequalis and the anthozoid Stomphia.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ and may be cited as: Vazquez, E., & Young, C. M. (1996). Rhopalaea cloneyi (Ascidiacea, Cionidae), a new deep-water ascidian from the coastal waters of British Columbia. Journal of Zoology, 238(4), 599-610. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05417.x
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1086.
Date Backup
1996
Date Text
1996
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05417.x
Date Issued (EDTF)
1996
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FADT3327216
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single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Vazquez, Elsa

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13 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3327216
Title Plain
Rhopalaea cloneyi (Ascidiacea, Cionidae), a new deep-water ascidian from the coastal waters of British Columbia
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3327216
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The Zoological Society of London
1996
single unit
Title
Rhopalaea cloneyi (Ascidiacea, Cionidae), a new deep-water ascidian from the coastal waters of British Columbia
Other Title Info

Rhopalaea cloneyi (Ascidiacea, Cionidae), a new deep-water ascidian from the coastal waters of British Columbia