Ascidia sydneiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phlebobranchia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Tunicata Classis: Ascidiacea Ordo: Phlebobranchia

Familia: Ascidiidae
Genus: Ascidia
Species: Ascidia sydneiensis

Name

Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855: 387

• Syntypes: unknown.
• Type locality: “Australia, at Port Jackson”.

Synonyms

• Ascidia pyriformis Herdman, 1880: 468
  • Holotype: BMNH 1887.2.4.174, collected by Challenger Expedition.
  • Type locality: “Port Jackson, 6 fathoms”.

References

Primary references

• Stimpson, W. 1855. Description of some new marine invertebrates. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(10): 385–395. BHL Reference page. 
• Herdman, W.A. 1880. Preliminary Report on the Tunicata of the “Challenger” Expedition. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 10(105): 458–472. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bonnet, N.Y.K. & Lotufo, T.M.C. 2015. Description of Ascidia paulayi sp. nov. (Phlebobranchia: Ascidiidae) from French Polynesia, with a discussion about the Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855 group. Zootaxa 3994(2): 283–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.2.8 ResearchGate Reference page.