WoRMS taxon details
Polysyncraton chondrilla (Michaelsen, 1924)
251128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:251128)
accepted
Species
Didemnum chondrilla Michaelsen, 1924 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum rubicundum Herdman, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Didemnum chondrilla Michaelsen, 1924) Michaelsen, W. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXII. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae von Neuseeland, den Chatham-und den Auckland-Inseln. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn.</em> 77: 263-434., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27906218 [details] Available for editors 
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Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2026). Ascidiacea World Database. Polysyncraton chondrilla (Michaelsen, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=251128 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptoclinum rubicundum Herdman, 1886) Herdman, W. A. (1886). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-1876. Part. II. Ascidiae compositae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm [details]
original description (of Didemnum chondrilla Michaelsen, 1924) Michaelsen, W. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXII. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae von Neuseeland, den Chatham-und den Auckland-Inseln. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn.</em> 77: 263-434., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27906218 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Millar, R. H. (1982). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Ascidiacea. <em>N.Z. oceanogr. Inst. Mem.</em> 85: 1-117., available online at https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir%20085_The%20Marine%20Fauna%20of%20New%20Zealand_Ascidiacea.pdf [details]
original description (of Didemnum chondrilla Michaelsen, 1924) Michaelsen, W. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXII. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae von Neuseeland, den Chatham-und den Auckland-Inseln. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn.</em> 77: 263-434., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27906218 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Millar, R. H. (1982). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Ascidiacea. <em>N.Z. oceanogr. Inst. Mem.</em> 85: 1-117., available online at https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir%20085_The%20Marine%20Fauna%20of%20New%20Zealand_Ascidiacea.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [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]
additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [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
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Psycho [details]
