WoRMS taxon details
Polyzoa Lesson, 1831
Chorizocormus Herdman, 1886 · unaccepted
Dictyostyela Oka, 1926 · unaccepted
Goodsiria Cunningham, 1871 · unaccepted
Monobotryllus (A. Agassiz, 1880) · unaccepted
- Species Polyzoa atlantica Sanamyan et al., 2009
- Species Polyzoa exigua Kott, 1990
- Species Polyzoa insularis Millar, 1967
- Species Polyzoa iosune Turon & López-Legentil, 2016
- Species Polyzoa minor Monniot C., 1970
- Species Polyzoa nodosa Kott, 1990
- Species Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
- Species Polyzoa pacifica Tokioka, 1951
- Species Polyzoa reticulata (Herdman, 1886)
- Species Polyzoa translucida Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Species Polyzoa vesiculiphora Tokioka, 1951
- Species Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915)
- Species Polyzoa coccinea (Cunningham, 1871) accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (new combination)
- Species Polyzoa depressa (Oka, 1926) accepted as Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915) (new combination)
- Species Polyzoa falclandica Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (original combination)
- Species Polyzoa falklandica Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (literature misspelling)
- Species Polyzoa gordiana Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (original combination)
- Species Polyzoa herdmani Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (original combination)
- Species Polyzoa lennoxensis Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (original combination)
- Species Polyzoa pictonis Michaelsen, 1900 accepted as Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 (original combination)
- Species Polyzoa sagamiana Tokioka, 1953 accepted as Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915) (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2026). Ascidiacea World Database. Polyzoa Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173972 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chorizocormus 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 Dictyostyela Oka, 1926) Oka, A. (1926). On the mode of gemmation in Dictyostyela depressa n.g., n.sp., (Ascidiae sociales). <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 2: 348-351., available online at https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab1912.2.348 [details]
original description (of Goodsiria Cunningham, 1871) Cunningham, R. O. (1871). Notes on the reptiles, Amphibia, fishes, Mollusca, and Crustacea obtained during the voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the years 1866-1869. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 27: 465-502, pls. 58-59., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=rgxQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA484 [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.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 Dictyostyela Oka, 1926) Oka, A. (1926). On the mode of gemmation in Dictyostyela depressa n.g., n.sp., (Ascidiae sociales). <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 2: 348-351., available online at https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab1912.2.348 [details]
original description (of Goodsiria Cunningham, 1871) Cunningham, R. O. (1871). Notes on the reptiles, Amphibia, fishes, Mollusca, and Crustacea obtained during the voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the years 1866-1869. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 27: 465-502, pls. 58-59., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=rgxQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA484 [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.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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additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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