Pycnoclavella communis Pérez-Portela et al., 2007

Pérez-Portela, R., Goodwin, C. E., Picton, B. E. & Turon, X., 2010, Pycnoclavella stolonialis n. sp. (Tunicata: Ascidiacea), with phylogenetic and distributional remarks on the genus in Europe, Zootaxa 2407 (1), pp. 51-66 : 58

Pycnoclavella communis Pérez-Portela et al., 2007

P. communis is widely distributed in the western Mediterranean , and has also been recorded from Madeira and the Canary Islands ( Atlantic ). In this survey we found that P. communis is also common and relatively abundant along the coast of Portugal. Both yellow and white colonies were observed and collected from Ilha do Martinhal and Pta Atalaia ( São Viçente Cap , southern Portugal) in June 2008, Armação de Pêra (Algarve, southern Portugal) in September 2009 and Sesimbra and Berlengas Islands (central Portugal) in August 2009 ( Figure 1 ). The specimens conformed in all respects to morphological characters of the species ( Pérez-Portela et al. 2007a). Only colonies collected during August and September showed larvae in the peribranchial cavity .

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FIGURE 1. Maps showing sampling sites and known distribution of Pycnoclavella spp in Europe. Distribution of Pycnoclavella stolonialis is also detailed.