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Traustedtia Metcalf, 1918 
AphiaID: 137238

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Thaliacea (Class) > Salpida (Order) > Salpidae (Family) > Salpinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Salpa multitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (type by monotypy)
Parent Salpinae Lahille, 1888
Synonymised
taxa		  Salpa (Traustedtia) Metcalf, 1918 (genus transfer and status change)
Sources  original description: Metcalf, M.M. 1918. The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum (2) 100 (2): 5-193. [details]

basis of record: Van Soest, R.W.M. 1975a. Observations on taxonomy and distribution of some Salps (Tunicata, Thaliacea), with descriptions of three new species. Beaufortia 23 (302): 105-129. [details]

additional source: van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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[show all]		 Species Traustedtia multitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Species Traustedtia radiata Metcalf, 1918 accepted as Traustedtia multitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137238
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2013-02-23 13:54:58Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2013-03-08 14:00:29Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2013-03-12 13:41:38Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Traustedtia Metcalf, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137238 on 2013-05-26
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