A striking morphotype of Aplidium proliferum (Milne Edwards, 1841) (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) from the Strait of Gibraltar
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| Title: | A striking morphotype of Aplidium proliferum (Milne Edwards, 1841) (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) from the Strait of Gibraltar |
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| Authors: | Ramos-Esplá, Alfonso A. | Ocaña, Oscar |
| Research Group/s: | Biología Marina |
| Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada |
| Keywords: | Ascidiacea | Aplidium | Strait of Gibraltar | Mediterranean |
| Knowledge Area: | Zoología |
| Issue Date: | 31-Mar-2017 |
| Publisher: | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) |
| Citation: | Mediterranean Marine Science. 2017, 18(1): 156-160. doi:10.12681/mms.1940 |
| Abstract: | An unusual colonial ascidian with 1-2m in length, belonging to the genus Aplidium (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae), has been sampled from the Strait of Gibraltar (Ras Leona, Morocco). The characteristics of the colony, zooids and larvae point us to A. proliferum. The species seems common in the NE Atlantic from the Shetland Islands to Mediterranean Sea, but it never has observed the size of colonies as found in this area, the Strait is the largest so far reported, which it is probably represents one of the longest ascidian worldwide. |
| Sponsor: | The first observations (2009) were made thanks to a grant from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID: A-016248/08). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/67790 |
| ISSN: | 1108-393X | 1791-6763 (Online) |
| DOI: | 10.12681/mms.1940 |
| Language: | eng |
| Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Rights: | Licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 |
| Peer Review: | si |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.1940 |
| Appears in Collections: | INV - BM - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers |
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