African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Ritteriella Metcalf, 1919

AphiaID

137232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137232)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Salpinae Lahille, 1888

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Species Ritteriella amboinensis (Apstein, 1904)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Metcalf, M.M. 1919. Metcalf and Bell upon Salpidae. Science N.Y. 50 (1279): 19-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.50.1279.19 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Garic, R.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2026). World List of Thaliacea. Ritteriella Metcalf, 1919. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137232 on 2026-08-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Ritteriella Metcalf, 1919. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137232 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-02-23 13:54:58Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2013-03-08 14:00:29Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2013-03-24 10:48:08Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Metcalf, M.M. 1919. Metcalf and Bell upon Salpidae. Science N.Y. 50 (1279): 19-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.50.1279.19 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. Progress in Oceanography. 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (1974). A revision of the genera Salpa Forskål, 1775, Pegea Savigny, 1816, and Ritteriella Metcalf, 1919 (Tunicata, Thaliacea). Beaufortia. 22 (293): 153-191. [details] Available for editors

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]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ritteriella)
To Genbank