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Sycozoa seiziwadai Tokioka 1952

Sycozoa seiziwadai

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Sycozoa seiziwadai is a species of is a sea squirt in the family Holozoidae, first described by Takasi Tokioka in 1952.[1][2]

Description

Sycozoa seiziwadai consists of a colony of colourless zooids in paired vertical rows with the cloaca at the distal end of each pair.[2]

Range and habitat

It is found in coastal waters from Queensland, the Northern Territoryto Western Australia, and off the Philippines.[1], in subtidal waters

Etymology

The species epithet, seiziwadai, honours Seizi Wada, the collector of the type specimen in the Arafura Sea.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Species Sycozoa seiziwadai Tokioka, 1952". Australian Faunal Directory.
  2. ^ a b c Tokioka, T. (1952). "Ascidians collected by Messrs Renzi Wada and Seizi Wada from the Pearl Oyster bed in the Arafura Sea in 1940" (PDF). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 2 (2): 91-142 [99].

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Sycozoa seiziwadai: Brief Summary

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Sycozoa seiziwadai is a species of is a sea squirt in the family Holozoidae, first described by Takasi Tokioka in 1952.

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