WoRMS taxon details
Didemnum nocturnum Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997
212504 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212504)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Monniot, F.; Monniot, C. (1997). Ascidians Collected in Tanzania. <em>Journal of East African Natural History.</em> 86(1), 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317(1997)86[1:acit]2.0.co;2
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Holotype MNHN A2 Did.C 404, geounit Tanzania, MNHN A2... , Note Tanzania, 6 miles west of Zanzibar town...
, Type locality contained in Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality Tanzania, 6 miles west of Zanzibar town 06°11.30'S-39°07.70'E, 21 m on sand (CRRF coll.), Type: MNHN A2 Did C 404 (Monniot & Monniot, 1997). [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Didemnum nocturnum Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212504 on 2025-08-23
Date
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2000-08-31 08:09:39Z
created
Vermaercke, Sigrid
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Nomenclature
original description
Monniot, F.; Monniot, C. (1997). Ascidians Collected in Tanzania. <em>Journal of East African Natural History.</em> 86(1), 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317(1997)86[1:acit]2.0.co;2
page(s): 7, fig. 6, 7A; pl. 1C. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 7, fig. 6, 7A; pl. 1C. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Monniot, F. (2010). Some new data on tropical western Pacific ascidians. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2561: 1–29.
page(s): 7, figs. 7A,9. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 7, figs. 7A,9. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN A2 Did.C 404, geounit Tanzania [details]
Holotype MNHN A2 DID.C 602, geounit Palau [details]
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Dinoct [details]Remark This species differs from other Didemnum species with large gemmiparous larvae by virtue of dark blue colour, of its colony, the disposition and structure of its spicules, and the length of the zooid's retractor muscle. [details]
Type locality Tanzania, 6 miles west of Zanzibar town 06°11.30'S-39°07.70'E, 21 m on sand (CRRF coll.), Type: MNHN A2 Did C 404 (Monniot & Monniot, 1997). [details]
