WoRMS taxon details
Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
173151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173151)
accepted
Species
Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938 · unaccepted (original combination)
Phallusia challengeri (Herdman, 1882) · unaccepted (new combination)
Phallusia charcoti (Sluiter, 1905) · unaccepted (new combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Herdman, W. A. (1882). Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part 1, Ascidiae simplices. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 6 (part 17): 1-296, pl. 1-37., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-17/README.htm [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173151 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Herdman, W. A. (1882). Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part 1, Ascidiae simplices. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 6 (part 17): 1-296, pl. 1-37., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-17/README.htm [details]
original description (of Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905) Sluiter, C. P. (1905). Note preliminaire sur les Ascidiens holosomates de l'Expedition Antarctique Francaise commandee par le Dr. Charcot. <em>Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris.</em> 11: 470-474. [details]
original description (of Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938) Arnback, C. L. (1938). Ascidiacea. <em>In: Furher zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic expedition 1901-1903, under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. Stockholm.</em> 3(4): 1-54. [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905) Sluiter, C. P. (1905). Note preliminaire sur les Ascidiens holosomates de l'Expedition Antarctique Francaise commandee par le Dr. Charcot. <em>Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris.</em> 11: 470-474. [details]
original description (of Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938) Arnback, C. L. (1938). Ascidiacea. <em>In: Furher zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic expedition 1901-1903, under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. Stockholm.</em> 3(4): 1-54. [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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 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. (1985). The Australian Ascidiacea part 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. <em>Mem Qd Mus.</em> 23: 1-440., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/109626 [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. (1985). The Australian Ascidiacea part 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. <em>Mem Qd Mus.</em> 23: 1-440., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/109626 [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Aschal [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phallusia challengeri (Herdman, 1882))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (161 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phallusia challengeri (Herdman, 1882))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (161 records)
To ITIS