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Bostrichobranchus pilularis (Verrill, 1871)

157861  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157861)

accepted
Species
Bostrichobranchus manhattensis Traustedt, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)
Bostrichobranchus molguloides Metcalf, 1900 · unaccepted (original combination)
Eugyra pilularis (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (synonym)
Eugyriopsis manhattensis (Traustedt, 1883) · unaccepted (new combination)
Herdmania bostrichobranchus Metcalf, 1900 · unaccepted (original combination)
Molgula pilularis Verrill, 1871 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Molgula pilularis Verrill, 1871) Verrill, A. E. (1871). Descriptions of some imperfectly known and new ascidians from New England. <em>American Journal of Science series 3.</em> 1: 54-58, 93-100, 211-212, 288-294, 443-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36996999 [details]   
Distribution whole Atlantic coast  
Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2021). Ascidiacea World Database. Bostrichobranchus pilularis (Verrill, 1871). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157861 on 2024-03-19
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2005-05-24 14:41:52Z
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original description  (of Bostrichobranchus manhattensis Traustedt, 1883) Traustedt, M. P. A. (1883). Vestindiske Ascidiae Simplices, Anden Afdeling. Molgulidae og Cynthiadae. <em>Vid. Meddel. Nat. For. Kjobenhavn, ann.1882.</em> 108-136. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Bostrichobranchus molguloides Metcalf, 1900) Metcalf, M. M. (1900). Notes on Tunicate morphology. <em>Anat. Anz.</em> 11: 329-340. [details]   

original description  (of Herdmania bostrichobranchus Metcalf, 1900) Metcalf, M. M. (1900). Notes on Tunicate morphology. <em>Anat. Anz.</em> 11: 329-340. [details]   

original description  (of Molgula pilularis Verrill, 1871) Verrill, A. E. (1871). Descriptions of some imperfectly known and new ascidians from New England. <em>American Journal of Science series 3.</em> 1: 54-58, 93-100, 211-212, 288-294, 443-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36996999 [details]   

context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   

additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]   

additional source Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Cole, L. and G. Lambert. 2009. Tunicata (Urochordata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1209–1216 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]   

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Diet filter feeder [details]

Dimensions 8 mm to 25 mm in size [details]

Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]

Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Bbpilu [details]

Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]

Reproduction hermaphroditic. Direct development
without a tailed larval stage. [details]
LanguageName 
English sea grapes  [details]

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