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WoRMS taxon detailsClavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776)
 103552 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103552)
accepted
Species
Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776 · unaccepted (original combination)
Clavelina pumillo Milne Edwards, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
Clavelina rissoana Milne Edwards, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
Clavelina savigniana Milne Edwards, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine,
(of Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 226 (species number 2738) [details] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103552 on 2025-07-13
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 page(s): 226 (species number 2738) [details] original description (of Clavelina pumillo Milne Edwards, 1841) Milne Edwards, H. (1841). Observations sur les Ascidies composées des côtes de la Manche. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France.</em> 18: 217-326. [details] original description (of Clavelina rissoana Milne Edwards, 1841) Milne Edwards, H. (1841). Observations sur les Ascidies composées des côtes de la Manche. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France.</em> 18: 217-326. [details] original description (of Clavelina savigniana Milne Edwards, 1841) Milne Edwards, H. (1841). Observations sur les Ascidies composées des côtes de la Manche. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France.</em> 18: 217-326. [details] basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. <em>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.</em> 50: pp. 352-355. (look up in IMIS) [details] Othercontext source (Introduced species)
Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] additional source Millar, R. H. (1966). Tunicata Ascidiacea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia. 1. <em>Oslo: Scandinavia University Books.</em> 123: pp. [details] Available for editors  [request]additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Cvlepa [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : Locally common [details]Introduced species impact in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species remark in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : The species is known to form dense aggregations which may outcompete native fouling species and economically important shellfish. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Madeiran part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Madeira part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Clavelina rissoana Milne Edwards, 1841) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (161 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776) To Dyntaxa To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavelina lepadiformis) To GenBank (54138 nucleotides; 27970 proteins) To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (1 record) To ITIS |
