title: Description of Ascidia paulayi sp. nov. (Phlebobranchia: Ascidiidae) from French Polynesia, with a discussion about the Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855 group.
abstract: In the last decade, new surveys were made in French Polynesia as part of the Moorea Biocode project to improve the knowledge about the regional fauna. Here we describe Ascidia paulayi sp. nov., a new species of Ascidiidae. Due its similarity with A. sydneiensis, a discussion about the species of this group complements the study.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Tropical Marine Sciences, Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Avenida da Abolição 3207, Meireles, Fortaleza, Ceará - CEP 60165-081 Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19020, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil - CEP 81531-980.; Email: nadia.yk.bonnet@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nadia Y K
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Tropical Marine Sciences, Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Avenida da Abolição 3207, Meireles, Fortaleza, Ceará - CEP 60165-081 Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico 191, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil - CEP 05508-120.; Email: tmlotufo@usp.br.
authors.forename: Tito M C
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lotufo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011114:Polynesia; D014561:Urochordata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development