African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS name details

Weelia Yount, 1954

AphiaID

137239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137239)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Iasis Savigny, 1816

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Salpa cylindrica Cuvier, 1804 accepted as Iasis cylindrica (Cuvier, 1804) (type by original designation)

Parent

Salpinae Lahille, 1888

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Species Weelia cylindrica (Cuvier, 1804) accepted as Iasis cylindrica (Cuvier, 1804) (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Yount, J. L. (1954). The taxonomy of the Salpidae (Tunicata) of the Central Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science. 8: 276-330. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Garic, R.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2026). World List of Thaliacea. Weelia Yount, 1954. 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://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137239 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. Weelia Yount, 1954. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137239 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-05 14:01:03Z

changed

Renders, Kristel

2013-02-23 13:54:58Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2013-03-08 14:00:29Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Yount, J. L. (1954). The taxonomy of the Salpidae (Tunicata) of the Central Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science. 8: 276-330. [details] Available for editors

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

additional source van Soest, R.W.M. (1975). Observations on taxonomy and distribution of some salps (Tunicata, Thaliacea), with descriptions of three new species. Beaufortia. 23(302): 105-130. [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]

source of synonymy Kott, P. (1998). Tunicata. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 34: pp.51-252, 259-261 (App. 1-3), 265-292 (Index). [details]

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