Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii: Section 6B: Ascidians (Urochordata)

Interest in this series, begun with Charles Howard Edmondson's single-volume publication in 1933, has remained strong for more than half a century. A revised edition was published in 1946, and in 1965 a decision was made to generate an expanded series based on the original work.

The series was originally planned for six volumes:

Section 1: Protozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora

Section 2: Platyhelminthes, Nemertina, Aschelminthes, Entoprocta, Bryozoa (Ectoprocta), Brachiopoda, and Phoronida

Section 3: Sipuncula, Echiura, and Annelida

Section 4: Mollusca

Section 5: Arthropoda

Section 6: Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, and Chordata (excluding vertebrates)

Section 1: Protozoa through Ctenophora was published in 1977. This was followed in 1979 by Section 4: Mollusca (Hawaiian Marine Shells), with Dr. E. Alison Kay as sole author. In 1987, the combined Section 2: Platyhelminthes through Phoronida and Section 3: Sipuncula, Echiura, and Annelida was published with eight chapters and multiple authors. This present volume, Section 6B: Ascidians (Urochordata), is the second part of Section 6. The remaining parts are forthcoming.

This volume could not be realized without the efforts of the three authors (D. P. Abbott, A. T. Newberry, and K. M. Morris) and Gretchen Lambert, who edited the final manuscript. Further acknowledgments are extended to Dr. W. Donald Duckworth, President and Director of Bishop Museum. - Lucius G. Eldredge, Series Editor