Ascidiidae

Ascidia sp.

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
Genera (5): Ascidia – Ascidiella – Fimbrora – Phallusia – Psammascidia

[Source: Ascidiacea World Database (WoRMS, 2017)]

Name

Ascidiidae Herdman, 1882: 182

• Type genus: Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767.

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. 

Additional references

• Bonnet, N.Y.K. & Rocha, R.M. 2011. The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Description of six new species. Zootaxa 2864: 1–33. Preview.
• Bonnet, N.Y.K.; Rocha, R.M.; Carman, M.R. 2013: Ascidiidae Herdman, 1882 (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) on the Pacific coast of Panama. Zootaxa 3691(3): 351–364. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.3.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Ascidiidae in the Ascidiacea World Database

Vernacular names

italiano: Ascidie