Ciona intermedia, 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa042 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E7180A-A175-FFC4-FF6C-FCACFED2C3ED |
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Plazi |
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Ciona intermedia |
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sp. nov. |
CIONA INTERMEDIA MASTROTOTARO View in CoL SP. NOV.
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Type material
Holotype: MUZAC-6550, 7 cm in height, July 2014, collected by F. Mastrototaro and G. Chimienti, type locality, 3–5 m depth, dissected, preserved in 5% formalin.
Paratypes: MUZAC-6551 and MUZAC-6552, two specimens preserved in 99% ethanol, collected by F. Mastrototaro and G. Chimienti, type locality, 3–5 m depth, not dissected. The holotype and the paratypes have been deposited in the collection of the Zoological Museum of the University of Bari .
Type locality: Olbia , north-eastern coasts of Sardinia, Italy (40°54′55″N, 9°34′05″E) GoogleMaps .
Etymology
The specific name refers to anatomical features of this species that appear intermediate compared with other species of Ciona (from Latin inter, between, and medium, middle).
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