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Figure 5. BIOFAR records of Ascidia mentula m, A. virginea •, A. callosa ©, and A. tritonis O.
i igtire 6. Ascidia concltilega (from Liitzen, 1967).
Ascidia conchilega Míiller, 1776
Gooddescription: Hartmeyer, 1924:75-78; Millar, 1966:
5 •, fig. 30.
ó'evious records: "Thor" 1899: Between Stong and
Eystnes 180 m, identified by Th. Mortensen (Hart-
toeyer, 1912). "Margrethe’T913?: Between Stong
andEystnes 180m(Hartmeyer, 1924). "Beskytteren"
1926: East side of Haraldsund 20 m; southeast of
Kunoyargalvi 10-15 m (Árnback-Christie-Linde,
1952). Record from summer 1929: Kalsoyarljørður
(Árnback-Christie-Linde, 1952).
BIOFAR stations (nurnber of indi viduals in parentheses):
44(9); 48(1); 97(1); 106(1); 205(1); 223(1); 279(1);
283(1); 304(1); 333(1); 371(1); 475(1); 486(3);
529(1); 604(2); 621(3); 1607(3); 1630(1); 1642(1);
1664(1); 1667(1); 1705(1); 1744(4); 1747(2);
1750(3); 1791(1); 1797(1); 1799(1); 1800(1);
1801(10); 1814(1) (in addition to these records, 2 in-
dividuals of A. conchilega arc identified, that cannot
bc located to station).
BIOFAR area: Coastal and off shore records mainly on
the eastem part of the plateau. One record south of
Bill Bailey Bank (Fig. 7).
BIOFAR depth range: 10-1061 m.
BIOFAR temperaturcs: Estimatcd range 3.6 to 8.1 °C.
BIOFAR water mass: Mainly AW.
North Atlantic/Nordic Seas distribution: Coast of Nor-
way; westem coast of Sweden; coast of Francc; coasts
of Great Britain; Shetland; Faroes (Millar, 1966).
General distribution: A. conchilega is exclusive to the
European area. It has its distribution in the Mediter-
ranean, Lusitanian and boreal areas, bcing rclativcly
common throughout its distribution area, the Faroe
Islands includcd.