RAMS taxon details
Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
173973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173973)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson, R. P. (1830). Centurie zoologique, ou, Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus. <em>Paris, Levrault.</em> 254 pp. 80 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41400#/summary [details] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830. Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173973 on 2026-08-07
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/rams./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173973 on 2026-08-07
original description
Lesson, R. P. (1830). Centurie zoologique, ou, Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus. <em>Paris, Levrault.</em> 254 pp. 80 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41400#/summary [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
additional source Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [details] Available for editors
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [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
additional source Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [details] Available for editors
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyzoa opuntia)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1228705 NBP13-82)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyzoa opuntia)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1228705 NBP13-82)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
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