@article{fdi:010063723, title = {{R}edescription of {H}erdmania papietensis {H}erdman, 1882 ({A}scidiacea, {P}yuridae) from {P}olynesia}, author = {{M}onniot, {F}. and {D}ebitus, {C}{\'e}cile}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}mong the {P}yuridae family the genus {H}erdmania {L}ahille, 1888 differs from the diagnose of {P}yura {M}olina, 1782 by the presence of needle-shape echinated spicules in all tissues. {T}hese striking elements formerly led to identify many specimens collected in tropical or temperate waters as {H}erdmania momus ({S}avigny, 1916). {L}ater the genus was split into several species with a special attention to the different structure of the gonoducts. {N}ewly collected specimens and a revision of previously described animals in {P}olynesia lead to the redescription of {H}erdmania papietensis {H}erdman 1882 from {P}olynesia and to compare it to the other {H}erdmania species known in the {P}acific {O}cean.}, keywords = {{T}unicata ; {A}scidians ; {H}erdmania ; {P}olynesia ; {POLYNESIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Z}ootaxa}, volume = {3911}, numero = {2}, pages = {294--300}, ISSN = {1175-5326}, year = {2015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063723}, }