title: Photosymbiotic ascidians from Pari Island (Thousand Islands, Indonesia).
abstract: Photosymbiotic ascidian fauna were surveyed in the subtidal zone off Pari Island in the Thousand Islands (Java Sea, Indonesia). Nine species were recorded: Didemnum molle, Trididemnum miniatum, Lissoclinum patella, L. punctatum, L. timorense, Diplosoma gumavirens, D. simile, D. simileguwa, and D. virens. All of these species have been previously recorded in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Diplosoma gumavirens and D. simileguwa were originally described from the Ryukyu Archipelago in 2009 and 2005, respectively, and all of the observed species are potentially widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific coral reefs.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
authors: Euichi
authors: E
authors: Hirose
authors: Department of Fishery Resources Utilization, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Gedung FPIK Lt. 3, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
authors: Budhi Hascaryo
authors: BH
authors: Iskandar
authors: Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Gedung FPIK Lt. 3, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
authors: Yusli
authors: Y
authors: Wardiatno
keywords: Algal symbiosis; Biogeography; Colonial ascidian; Coral reefs; Didemnidae