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Genus: Hartmeyeria

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Tunicata > Ascidiacea (sea squirts) > Stolidobranchia > Family: Pyuridae

A total of nine species worldwide, with three species native to southern African seas.

Species native to southern Africa

Information from Monniot et al. (2001) and World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Hartmeyeria bouilloni 

Recorded from Mossel Bay (Western Cape, South Africa) at a depth of 12 m, and Mozambique at a depth of 2 m.

 

Hartmeyeria formosa

Recorded from Australia and South Africa.

 

Hartmeyeria hupferi

Recorded from South Africa.

 

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