Ascidiacea World Database - Microcosmus Heller, 1877

NARMS taxon details

Microcosmus Heller, 1877

AphiaID

103522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103522)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908

Direct children (11)

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Species Microcosmus claudicans (Savigny, 1816)
Species Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
Species Microcosmus glacialis (Sars, 1859)
Species Microcosmus hernius (Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973)
Species Microcosmus nudistigma Monniot C., 1962
Species Microcosmus polymorphus Heller, 1877
Species Microcosmus pupa (Savigny, 1816)
Species Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885
Species Microcosmus savignyi Monniot C., 1962
Species Microcosmus squamiger Michaelsen, 1927
Species Microcosmus vulgaris Heller, 1877

Environment

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

Original description

Heller, C. (1877). Untersuchungen �ber die Tunicaten des Adriatischen und Mittelmeeres. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien. 37: 241-275, plates I-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7221621 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Microcosmus Heller, 1877. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103522 on 2025-03-31

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Microcosmus Heller, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=103522 on 2025-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Monniot, Claude

2007-01-22 13:40:31Z

changed

Appeltans, Ward

2007-12-05 10:29:40Z

checked

Sanamyan, Karen

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original description Heller, C. (1877). Untersuchungen �ber die Tunicaten des Adriatischen und Mittelmeeres. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien. 37: 241-275, plates I-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7221621 [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 Mastrototaro, M.; Tursi, A. (2006). Ascidiacea. In: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana. , available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details] Available for editors

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) [details] Available for editors

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