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New report of the Antarctic ascidian Corella eumyota (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) on the Galician coast (north-west Spain)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

M.M. Varela ,
S.S. de Matos-Pita ,
F. Ramil  and
A.A. Ramos-Esplá
M.M. Varela*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, Spain
S.S. de Matos-Pita
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, Spain
F. Ramil
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, Spain
A.A. Ramos-Esplá
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Marinas de Santa Polo (CIMAR), Universidad de Alicante, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.M. Varela, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The first record of the non-indigenous Corella eumyota on the Galicia coast (north-west Spain) is reported. One hundred and forty-one specimens of this solitary ascidian were found on soft bottoms at 12 m depth in the inner part of the Ría de Vigo. This is a species from cooler waters of the southern hemisphere and was recorded for the first time in the northern hemisphere in 2002, in France. The specimens have been compared with Antarctic and South American museum samples. Some intraspecific variability was noted.

Keywords

Corella eumyotanon-indigenousspeciesnew recordsnorth Spain coast
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e59
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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