Polycarpa scuba

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Polycarpa scuba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Styelidae
Genus: Polycarpa
Species:
P. scuba
Binomial name
Polycarpa scuba
Monniot, C. 1971[1]

Polycarpa scuba is a species of tunicate or sea squirt in the family Styelidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where it lives on the seabed.[2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Polycarpa scuba is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monniot, C. (1971) Quelques ascidies infralitorales de Sao Miguel (Acores). Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 2 ser, 42(6): 1200-1207.
  2. ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Polycarpa scuba. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-23
  3. ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Polycarpa scuba Monniot, 1970. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-23