Marine Species Traits - Ciona Fleming, 1822

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Ciona Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

103488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103488)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cionidae Lahille, 1887

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Species Ciona antarctica Hartmeyer, 1911
Species Ciona edwardsi Roule, 1884
Species Ciona fascicularis Hancock, 1870
Species Ciona gelatinosa Bonnevie, 1896
Species Ciona hoshinoi Monniot C., 1991
Species Ciona imperfecta Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1977
Species Ciona intermedia Mastrototaro, 2020
Species Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Ciona longissima Hartmeyer, 1899
Species Ciona mollis Ritter, 1907
Species Ciona pomponiae Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1989
Species Ciona robusta Hoshino & Tokioka, 1967
Species Ciona roulii Lahille, 1887
Species Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882
Species Ciona sheikoi Sanamyan, 1998

Environment

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

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 512 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2021). Ascidiacea World Database. Ciona Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103488 on 2026-08-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Ciona Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103488 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Monniot, Claude

2006-09-07 06:51:43Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-12-05 10:29:40Z

checked

Sanamyan, Karen

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original description Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 512 [details]

basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. 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. 50: pp. 352-355. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ciona)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093799)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093799)

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