WoRMS name details

Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888

137253  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137253)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details] 
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters  
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters [details]
Garic, R.; Madin, L.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). World List of Thaliacea. Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137253 on 2024-11-13
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2008-01-04 16:37:03Z
changed
2013-02-22 10:45:40Z
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original description Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details] 

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

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details] 

additional source van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters [details]

Habitat pelagic [details]
LanguageName 
English giant fire salp  [details]