Polysyncraton Explained

Polysyncraton is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae.^[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Morphology Characteristics

This genus is known to possess Large thoraxes, large atrial languets, lateral thoracic organs typically found in the anterior region, more than three testis follicle, five or fewer sperm duct coils, and large gemmiparous larvae with over six pairs of ectodermal ampullae.^{[2] [3]}

Species:

• Polysyncraton adelon
• Polysyncraton adenale
• Polysyncraton alinguum
• Polysyncraton amethysteum
• Polysyncraton arafurensis
• Polysyncraton arvum
• Polysyncraton asperum
• Polysyncraton aspiculatum
• Polysyncraton asterix
• Polysyncraton bilobatum
• Polysyncraton cabofriense
• Polysyncraton calculum
• Polysyncraton canetense
• Polysyncraton catillum
• Polysyncraton cerebellum
• Polysyncraton chondrilla
• Polysyncraton chuni
• Polysyncraton circulum
• Polysyncraton crassum
• Polysyncraton cuculliferum
• Polysyncraton dealbatum
• Polysyncraton dentatum
• Polysyncraton discoides
• Polysyncraton doboense
• Polysyncraton dromide
• Polysyncraton fadeevi
• Polysyncraton fistulum
• Polysyncraton flammeum
• Polysyncraton fuscum
• Polysyncraton galaxum
• Polysyncraton glaucum
• Polysyncraton globosum
• Polysyncraton gratum
• Polysyncraton haranti
• Polysyncraton hartmeyeri
• Polysyncraton horridum
• Polysyncraton infundibulum
• Polysyncraton jugosum
• Polysyncraton kashenkoi
• Polysyncraton krylatkae
• Polysyncraton lacazei
• Polysyncraton linere
• Polysyncraton lithostrotum
• Polysyncraton lodix
• Polysyncraton longitubis
• Polysyncraton louminae
• Polysyncraton luteum
• Polysyncraton magnetae
• Polysyncraton magnilarvum
• Polysyncraton marmoratum
• Polysyncraton maurizeliae
• Polysyncraton meandratum
• Polysyncraton milleporae
• Polysyncraton miniastrum
• Polysyncraton montanum
• Polysyncraton mortenseni
• Polysyncraton multiforme
• Polysyncraton multipapillae
• Polysyncraton nigropunctatum
• Polysyncraton niveum
• Polysyncraton oceanium
• Polysyncraton orbiculum
• Polysyncraton otuetue
• Polysyncraton palliolum
• Polysyncraton papyrus
• Polysyncraton paradoxum
• Polysyncraton paramushiri
• Polysyncraton pavimentum
• Polysyncraton pedunculatum
• Polysyncraton peristroma
• Polysyncraton polysystema
• Polysyncraton pontoniae
• Polysyncraton poro
• Polysyncraton pseudomagnetae
• Polysyncraton pseudorugosum
• Polysyncraton pulchrum
• Polysyncraton purou
• Polysyncraton recurvatum
• Polysyncraton reedi
• Polysyncraton regulum
• Polysyncraton reticulum
• Polysyncraton rica
• Polysyncraton robustum
• Polysyncraton rostrum
• Polysyncraton rubitapum
• Polysyncraton rugosum
• Polysyncraton sagamiana
• Polysyncraton scobinum
• Polysyncraton scorteum
• Polysyncraton shellensis
• Polysyncraton sideris
• Polysyncraton snelliusi
• Polysyncraton spongioides
• Polysyncraton tasmanense
• Polysyncraton tegetum
• Polysyncraton tenuicutis
• Polysyncraton textus
• Polysyncraton thallomorpha
• Polysyncraton tokiokai
• Polysyncraton trivolutum
• Polysyncraton turris
• Polysyncraton vestiens
• Polysyncraton victoriensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polysyncraton Nott, 1892 . www.gbif.org . 4 November 2021 . en.
2. C . Monniot . F . Monniot . P . Laboute . 1991 . Coral Reef Ascidians of New Caledonia . Editions de l'ORSTOM 30, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. . 519 . 10.5852/ejt.2019.519 . European Journal of Taxonomy.
3. P. . Kott . 1975 . The Ascidians of South Australia. III. Northern Sector of the Great Australian Bight and additional records . Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia . 99 . 1 . 1–20 . European Journal of Taxonomy.