WoRMS taxon details
Microcosmus Heller, 1877
Pyurella Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973 · unaccepted
- Species Microcosmus albidus Michaelsen, 1904
- Species Microcosmus anchylodeirus Traustedt, 1883
- Species Microcosmus anomalocarpus Millar, 1988
- Species Microcosmus arenaceus Sluiter, 1904
- Species Microcosmus australis Herdman, 1898
- Species Microcosmus bitunicatus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001
- Species Microcosmus claudicans (Savigny, 1816)
- Species Microcosmus curvus Tokioka, 1954
- Species Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
- Species Microcosmus glacialis (Sars, 1859)
- Species Microcosmus hartmeyeri Oka, 1906
- Species Microcosmus helleri Herdman, 1881
- Species Microcosmus hernius (Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973)
- Species Microcosmus hirsutus Sluiter, 1900
- Species Microcosmus longicloa Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1991
- Species Microcosmus madagascariensis Michaelsen, 1918
- Species Microcosmus miniaceus Sluiter, 1900
- Species Microcosmus multiplicatus Tokioka, 1952
- Species Microcosmus nudistigma Monniot C., 1962
- Species Microcosmus oligophyllus Heller, 1878
- Species Microcosmus pacificus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001
- Species Microcosmus planus Kott, 1975
- Species Microcosmus polymorphus Heller, 1877
- Species Microcosmus propinquus Herdman, 1881
- Species Microcosmus psammiferus Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
- Species Microcosmus pupa (Savigny, 1816)
- Species Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885
- Species Microcosmus santoensis Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2003
- Species Microcosmus savignyi Monniot C., 1962
- Species Microcosmus senegalensis Michaelsen, 1915
- Species Microcosmus squamiger Michaelsen, 1927
- Species Microcosmus stoloniferus Kott, 1952
- Species Microcosmus trigonimus Millar, 1955
- Species Microcosmus tuberculatus Kott, 1985
- Species Microcosmus vesiculosus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001
- Species Microcosmus vulgaris Heller, 1877
- Species Microcosmus acanthifera Hartmeyer, 1909 accepted as Cnemidocarpa verrucosa (Lesson, 1830) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus affinis Heller, 1878 accepted as Microcosmus claudicans (Savigny, 1816) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus agglutinans Hartmeyer, 1919 accepted as Microcosmus madagascariensis Michaelsen, 1918 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus biconvolutus Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus coalitus Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus confluxa Sluiter, 1912 accepted as Molgula enodis (Sluiter, 1912) (literature misspelling)
- Species Microcosmus confluxus Sluiter, 1912 accepted as Molgula enodis (Sluiter, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus distans Heller, 1878 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus draschi Herdman, 1891 accepted as Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878) (literature misspelling)
- Species Microcosmus draschii Herdman, 1891 accepted as Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus echinatus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus formosa (Herdman, 1882) accepted as Hartmeyeria formosa (Herdman, 1881)
- Species Microcosmus goanus Michaelsen, 1918 accepted as Microcosmus helleri Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus haemisphaerium Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus herdmani Drasche, 1884 accepted as Pyura herdmani (Drasche, 1884) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus herdmanii Drasche, 1884 accepted as Pyura herdmani (Drasche, 1884) (literature misspelling)
- Species Microcosmus julinii Drasche, 1884 accepted as Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus kura Brewin, 1948 accepted as Microcosmus australis Herdman, 1898 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus manaarensis Herdman, 1906 accepted as Microcosmus helleri Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus miniatus Verrill, 1900 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus mirabilis (Drasche, 1884) accepted as Herdmania mirabilis (Drasche, 1884) (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus multitentaculatus Tokioka, 1953 accepted as Microcosmus anchylodeirus Traustedt, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
- Species Microcosmus nacreus Van Name, 1912 accepted as Microcosmus glacialis (Sars, 1859) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus nichollsi Kott, 1952 accepted as Microcosmus propinquus Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus pedunculatus Pérès, 1951 accepted as Hartmeyeria hupferi (Hartmeyer, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus ramsayi Herdman, 1899 accepted as Microcosmus australis Herdman, 1898 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus scrotum (Delle Chiaje, 1828) accepted as Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885 (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus spinifera (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Hartmeyeria formosa (Herdman, 1881) (literature misspelling)
- Species Microcosmus spiniferus (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Hartmeyeria formosa (Herdman, 1881) (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus spinosus Lacaze-Duthiers & Delage, 1892 accepted as Microcosmus claudicans (Savigny, 1816) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus spirifer (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Cnemidocarpa verrucosa (Lesson, 1830) (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus stolonifera Kott, 1952 accepted as Microcosmus stoloniferus Kott, 1952 (incorrect original spelling)
- Species Microcosmus sulcatus (Coquebert, 1797) accepted as Microcosmus vulgaris Heller, 1877 (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus transversus Ritter, 1907 accepted as Pyura mirabilis (Drasche, 1884) (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus triangularis (Ritter, 1913) accepted as Hartmeyeria triangularis Ritter, 1913 (new combination)
- Species Microcosmus variegatus Heller, 1878 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878 (original combination)
- Species Microcosmus solanoides (Herdman, 1899) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Heller, C. (1877). Untersuchungen über die Tunicaten des Adriatischen und Mittelmeeres. <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien.</em> 37: 241-275, plates I-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7221621 [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Microcosmus Heller, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103522 on 2025-05-13
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original description
Heller, C. (1877). Untersuchungen über die Tunicaten des Adriatischen und Mittelmeeres. <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien.</em> 37: 241-275, plates I-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7221621 [details]
original description (of Pyurella Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973) Monniot, C.; Monniot, F. (1973). Ascidies abyssales récoltées au cours de la campagne océanographique Biacores par le 'Jean Charcot'. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, ser.3.</em> (121), Zool., 93: 389-475. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. <em>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.</em> 50: pp. 352-355. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pyurella Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973) Monniot, C.; Monniot, F. (1973). Ascidies abyssales récoltées au cours de la campagne océanographique Biacores par le 'Jean Charcot'. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, ser.3.</em> (121), Zool., 93: 389-475. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. <em>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.</em> 50: pp. 352-355. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Mastrototaro, M.; Tursi, A. (2006). Ascidiacea. <em>In: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana.</em> , available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details] Available for editors
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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. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors





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