Abyssal ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, including a new Styela species and stomach content identifications

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Maggioni, Tamara, Rimondino, Clara Mariana, Taverna, Anabela Jesús, Reyna, Paola Beatriz, Lagger, Cristian Fabian, Alurralde, Roque Gastón, Calcagno, Emilia, Tatian, Marcos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press
• Subjects: ASCIDIACEA; DEEP-SEA; DIET; SOUTHERN OCEAN; STYELA ANDEEPENSIS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Herdman; mar de Weddell; Southern Ocean; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártida; Mar de Weddell
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/203171

Deep-sea benthic communities from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, were sampled in January–April 2005 in an area located between 61°S–70°S and 0°W–49°W. We found a total of eight ascidian species that belong to five different families, of which one corresponded to a new species. These were: Protoholozoa...