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, TAVERNA, ANABELA, REYNA, PAOLA, LAGGER, CRISTIAN, ALURRALDE, GASTÓN, CALCAGNO, EMILIA, TATIÁN, MARCOS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2022
• Subjects: Ascidiacea; diet; Southern Ocean; deep-sea; Styela andeepensis; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Herdman; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5093.3.2

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...