Ascidia challengeri

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 challengeri

Name

Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882: 202

• Holotype: BMNH 1887.2.4.137
• Type locality: “Kerguelen Island, Station 149”.

Synonyms

• Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905: 471 [synonymised by Kott (1969: 90)]
  • Syntypes: MNHP p.3 ASC.A 50, MNHP p.5 ASCA 118–125, ZMA TU220.
  • Type locality: “Ìle Wandel [=Booth Island]”, Antarctica.

• Ascidia dispar Ärnbäck, 1938: 48 [synonymised by Kott (1969: 90)]
  • Holotype: NHRM 1504.
  • Type locality: Grytviken, 22 m, South Georgia [54°22'S, 36°28'W].

References

Primary references

• Herdman, W.A. 1882. Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part I – Ascidiae simplices. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 6(17): 1–296, 23 figs, pls. 1–37. BHL Reference page. 
• Sluiter, C.P. 1905. Note preliminaire sur les Ascidiens holosomates de l'Expedition Antarctique Francaise commandee par le Dr. Charcot. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 11: 470–474. BHL
• Ärnbäck, A. 1938. Ascidiacea. In: Furher zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic expedition 1901-1903, under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. Stockholm. 3(4): 1–54.
• Kott, P. 1969. Antarctic Ascidiacea. A monographic account of the known species based on specimens collected under U.S. Government auspices 1947 to 1963. Antarctic Research Series 13: i–xv + 1–239.

Links

• Ascidia challengeri in the World Register of Marine Species