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Ascidonia Fransen, 2002

AphiaID

238019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238019)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pontonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864 accepted as Ascidonia flavomaculata (Heller, 1864) (type by original designation)

Parent

Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Ascidonia Fransen, 2002

Direct children (5)

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Species Ascidonia californiensis (Rathbun, 1902)
Species Ascidonia flavomaculata (Heller, 1864)
Species Ascidonia miserabilis (Holthuis, 1951)
Species Ascidonia pusilla (Holthuis, 1951)
Species Ascidonia quasipusilla (Chace, 1972)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2002). Taxonomy, phylogeny, historical biogeography, and historical ecology of the genus Pontonia Latreille (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 336: 1-433. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Ascidonia Fransen, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238019 on 2025-12-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-02-21 09:05:50Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2010-04-22 12:52:16Z

changed

Fransen, Charles

2011-11-17 06:25:12Z

changed

Fransen, Charles

2016-08-27 15:08:38Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-11-07 14:16:24Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2002). Taxonomy, phylogeny, historical biogeography, and historical ecology of the genus Pontonia Latreille (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 336: 1-433. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Froglia, Carlo (2006). Decapoda, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana., available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details]

Other

additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]