This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Monniot, Françoise (2012): Some ascidians from the southern coast of Madagascar collected during the “ AtimoVatae ” survey. Zootaxa 3197: 1-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246182
Abstract
Surveys of littoral invertebrates along the southern coast of Madagascar have produced the first study of ascidians in this part of the Indian Ocean. Collections were made by SCUBA divers in May and June 2010 down to 25m depth. This region is considered the southern limit for coral reefs but remains diverse biologically. Upwellings and an abundant plankton community particularly favour the abundance of ascidians in this area. Of the 39 species of non-didemnid species described here, eight are new. Ten species are common to South Africa. Other species were for the most part already known from the Mozambique Channel and a few have also been recorded in the western Pacific (either cosmopolitan or introduced).
Key words: Ascidians, Madagascar, systematics, new species
Monniot F, plazi (2012). Some ascidians from the southern coast of Madagascar collected during the “ AtimoVatae ” survey. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.246182 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.
