UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO)

ERMS taxon details

Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767

AphiaID

103483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103483)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ascidiidae Herdman, 1882

Direct children (21)

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Species Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
Species Ascidia celtica Monniot C., 1969
Species Ascidia colleta Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1970
Species Ascidia conchilega Müller, 1776
Species Ascidia correi Monniot C., 1970
Species Ascidia dijmphniana (Traustedt, 1886)
Species Ascidia fistulosa Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1967
Species Ascidia iberica Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1988
Species Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
Species Ascidia involuta Heller, 1875
Species Ascidia malaca (Traustedt, 1883)
Species Ascidia mediterranea Pérès, 1959
Species Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
Species Ascidia molguloides Monniot C., 1975
Species Ascidia muricata Heller, 1874
Species Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
Species Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
Species Ascidia salvatoris (Traustedt, 1885)
Species Ascidia tritonis Herdman, 1883
Species Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
Species Ascidia aspersa Müller, 1776 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776) (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103483 on 2025-05-07

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103483 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Monniot, Claude

2007-12-05 10:29:40Z

checked

Sanamyan, Karen

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. 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. 352-355. (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors

Present

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Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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Unreviewed

Ascidia sp.