WoRMS taxon details
Salpa tuberculata Metcalf, 1918
266546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266546)
accepted
Species
Salpa maxima var. tuberculata Metcalf, 1918 · unaccepted (status change)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Metcalf, M.M. 1918. The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum (2) 100 (2): 5-193. [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
Garic, R.; Madin, L.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2025). World List of Thaliacea. Salpa tuberculata Metcalf, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266546 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Metcalf, M.M. 1918. The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum (2) 100 (2): 5-193. [details]
original description (of Salpa maxima var. tuberculata Metcalf, 1918) Metcalf, M.M. 1918. The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum (2) 100 (2): 5-193. [details]
new combination reference Van Soest, R.W.M. (1974). A revision of the genera <i>Salpa</i> Forskål, 1775, <I>Pegea</i> Savigny, 1816, and <i>Ritteriella</i> Metcalf, 1919 (Tunicata, Thaliacea). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 22 (293): 153-191. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Salpa maxima var. tuberculata Metcalf, 1918) Metcalf, M.M. 1918. The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum (2) 100 (2): 5-193. [details]
new combination reference Van Soest, R.W.M. (1974). A revision of the genera <i>Salpa</i> Forskål, 1775, <I>Pegea</i> Savigny, 1816, and <i>Ritteriella</i> Metcalf, 1919 (Tunicata, Thaliacea). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 22 (293): 153-191. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
status source
Van Soest, R.W.M. (1974). A revision of the genera <i>Salpa</i> Forskål, 1775, <I>Pegea</i> Savigny, 1816, and <i>Ritteriella</i> Metcalf, 1919 (Tunicata, Thaliacea). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 22 (293): 153-191. [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]