Pedunculate Molgula species (Ascidiidae, Molgulidae) from the French Antarctic sector. Redescription and taxonomic revision

Following the Challenger Expedition in the southern Hemisphere, several international surveys have studied Antarctic ascidians. Several pedunculate Molgula were successively described under various names. From the French part of the Antarctic continent and the Kerguelen area, numerous Molgula were r...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: MONNIOT, FRANÇOISE, DETTAI, AGNÈS
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
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Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3920.1.9
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3920.1.9
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Summary:Following the Challenger Expedition in the southern Hemisphere, several international surveys have studied Antarctic ascidians. Several pedunculate Molgula were successively described under various names. From the French part of the Antarctic continent and the Kerguelen area, numerous Molgula were recently collected. They are described here in different species, but closely allied. Their taxonomy is revised with an historical review of the most detailed publications and a link to the ancient names.