Genus: Polycitor
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Polycitoridae
A total of 30 species worldwide, four of which are native to southern African
seas.
Species native to southern Africa
Information from Monniot et al. (2001)
unless otherwise indicated. Polycitor psammophorus (nomen
dubium) is excluded because it is not possible to place this
species on the basis of the inadequate description. Global figures
are from World
Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
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Polycitor africanus
A common species along the east coast of Africa, including
Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Polycitor cuneatus Recorded off
Durban at a depth of 411-450 m. |
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Polycitor nitidus Recorded from
Durban. Description of species inadequate. |
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Polycitor porrecta [=
Tetrazona porrecta] Recorded from Oudekraal on the Cape
Peninsula at a depth of 8-9 m. |
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Publications
- Monniot C, Monniot F and Griffiths CL. 2001. South African
ascidians. Annals of the South African Museum 108(1): 1-141.
Text by Hamish Robertson |
