Rhodosoma turcicum   (Savigny,  1816) (Sea Squirt)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order:Phlebobranchia
Family:Corellidae
Description
Color: Light pink, translucent

Synonym (s)
• Corellascidia herdmani Hartmeyer, 1900
• Pera huxleyi Macdonald, 1862
• Phallusia turcica Savigny, 1816
• Rhodosoma ceylonicum Herdman, 1906
• Rhodosoma huxleyi (Macdonald, 1862)
• Rhodosoma papillosum (Stimpson, 1855)
• Rhodosoma pellucidum (Stimpson, 1855)
• Rhodosoma pyxis Traustedt, 1882
• Rhodosoma seminudum Heller, 1878
• Schizascus papillosus Stimpson, 1855
• Schizascus pellucidas Stimpson, 1855
(Misspelling)
• Schizascus pellucidus Stimpson, 1855
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Demersal, Coastal
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin Harbour INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Meenakshi, VK; Renganathan, TK; Senthamarai, S and Jeyalakshmi, J (2003) Marine biodiversity - Taxonomy of Indian Ascidians Technical report Available at - Biodiversity Informatics Group, NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
Page last updated on:2011-02-22

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