WoRMS taxon details
Distomus Gaertner, 1774
Psilostyela Sluiter, 1927 · unaccepted
- Species Distomus antiborealis Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
- Species Distomus fuscus Delle Chiaje, 1841
- Species Distomus hupferi (Michaelsen, 1904)
- Species Distomus malayensis Sluiter, 1919
- Species Distomus pacificus Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1991
- Species Distomus rudentiformis (Sluiter, 1915)
- Species Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
- Species Distomus crystallinus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Polycitor crystallinus [Renier], [1804] (literature misspelling)
- Species Distomus diptychos Hartmeyer, 1919 accepted as Stolonica diptycha (Hartmeyer, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Distomus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Botryllus elegans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (original combination)
- Species Distomus kukenthali (Gottschaldt, 1894) accepted as Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851) (new combination)
- Species Distomus mamillaris Pallas, 1774 accepted as Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816) (original combination)
- Species Distomus vitreum (Sars, 1851) accepted as Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gaertner, J. (1774). Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. <em>In: Pallas, P.S., Specilegia Zoologia. Berolini: G.A. Lange.</em> fasc. 10: 24-41., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/spicilegiazoolog110pall#page/532/mode/1up [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Distomus Gaertner, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103533 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Gaertner, J. (1774). Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. <em>In: Pallas, P.S., Specilegia Zoologia. Berolini: G.A. Lange.</em> fasc. 10: 24-41., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/spicilegiazoolog110pall#page/532/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Psilostyela Sluiter, 1927) Sluiter, C. P. (1927). Les ascidies de la cote Atlantique du Maroc. <em>Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc.</em> 7: 50-99. [details] Available for editors
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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]
original description (of Psilostyela Sluiter, 1927) Sluiter, C. P. (1927). Les ascidies de la cote Atlantique du Maroc. <em>Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc.</em> 7: 50-99. [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
