WoRMS taxon details
Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816
146902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146902)
accepted
Species
Didemnum annectens (Herdman, 1886) · unaccepted (new combination)
Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921 · unaccepted (original combination)
Didemnum novaeseelandiae Hartmeyer, 1909 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinides africanus Michaelsen, 1914 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum africanus (Michaelsen, 1914) · unaccepted (new combination)
Leptoclinum annectens Herdman, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum candidum (Savigny, 1816) · unaccepted (new combination)
Leptoclinum cretaceum Sluiter, 1898 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum niveum Nott, 1892 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Savigny, J. C. (1816). Memoires sur les animaux sans vertebres. <em>Paris.</em> 2: 1-239. [details]
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Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146902 on 2024-08-21
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original description
Savigny, J. C. (1816). Memoires sur les animaux sans vertebres. <em>Paris.</em> 2: 1-239. [details]
original description (of Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921) Van Name, W. G. (1921). Ascidians of the West Indian region and southeastern United States. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 44: 283-494., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1003 [details]
original description (of Didemnum novaeseelandiae Hartmeyer, 1909) Hartmeyer, R. (1909-1911). Ascidien (continuation of work by Seeliger). <em>In: Bronn, H.G., Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-reichs. Leipzig, 3, suppl. psts.</em> 81-98,: 1281-1773. [details]
original description (of Leptoclinides africanus Michaelsen, 1914) Michaelsen, W. (1914). Diagnosen einiger neuen westafrikenischen Ascidien. <em>Jahrb. Wiss. Anst., Hamburg.</em> 31(2): 75-79. [details]
original description (of Leptoclinum cretaceum Sluiter, 1898) Sluiter, C. P. (1898). Beitrage zur kenntnis der fauna von Sud-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. II. Tunicaten von Süd-Afrika. <em>Zool. Jahrb., Syst.</em> 11: 1-64. [details]
original description (of Leptoclinum niveum Nott, 1892) Nott, J. (1892). On the composite ascidians of the North Shore Reef. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 24: 305-334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3285536 [details]
original description (of Leptoclinum annectens Herdman, 1886) Herdman, W. A. (1886). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-1876. Part. II. Ascidiae compositae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Fishelson, L. (1971). Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 10(2): 113-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828 [details]
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]
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
[request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
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original description (of Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921) Van Name, W. G. (1921). Ascidians of the West Indian region and southeastern United States. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 44: 283-494., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1003 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Didemnum novaeseelandiae Hartmeyer, 1909) Hartmeyer, R. (1909-1911). Ascidien (continuation of work by Seeliger). <em>In: Bronn, H.G., Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-reichs. Leipzig, 3, suppl. psts.</em> 81-98,: 1281-1773. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Leptoclinides africanus Michaelsen, 1914) Michaelsen, W. (1914). Diagnosen einiger neuen westafrikenischen Ascidien. <em>Jahrb. Wiss. Anst., Hamburg.</em> 31(2): 75-79. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Leptoclinum cretaceum Sluiter, 1898) Sluiter, C. P. (1898). Beitrage zur kenntnis der fauna von Sud-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. II. Tunicaten von Süd-Afrika. <em>Zool. Jahrb., Syst.</em> 11: 1-64. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Leptoclinum niveum Nott, 1892) Nott, J. (1892). On the composite ascidians of the North Shore Reef. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 24: 305-334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3285536 [details]
original description (of Leptoclinum annectens Herdman, 1886) Herdman, W. A. (1886). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-1876. Part. II. Ascidiae compositae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Fishelson, L. (1971). Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 10(2): 113-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
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 OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
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 PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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]
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Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Dicand [details]From other sources
Diet plankton feeder [details]Dimensions colonies extend 75-100 mm to 5 mm thick [details]
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction hermaphroditic; eggs shed and fertilized in the water [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | white crust | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinides africanus Michaelsen, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinum niveum Nott, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didemnum candidum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (254 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (4 records) (from synonym Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (Holotype USNM 7006) (from synonym Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 098098)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinides africanus Michaelsen, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinum niveum Nott, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didemnum candidum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (254 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (4 records) (from synonym Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (Holotype USNM 7006) (from synonym Didemnum fusiferum Van Name, 1921)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 098098)
To ITIS