WoRMS taxon details
Didemnum albidum (Verrill, 1871)
Leptoclinum albidum (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (new combination)
Leptoclinum luteolum Verrill, 1871 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum polare Hartmeyer, 1903 · unaccepted (original combination)
Lissoclinum albidum (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (new combination)
Lissoclinum luteolum (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (new combination)
Tetradidemnum albidum (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (misidentification)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Didemnum albidum (Verrill, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103560 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptoclinum luteolum 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]
original description (of Leptoclinum polare Hartmeyer, 1903) Hartmeyer, R. (1903). Die Ascidien der Arktis. <em>In: Romer, F. & F. Schaudin eds., Fauna Arctica.</em> 3(2): 93-412. ((present only pp.0-341!!)). [details]
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 Leptoclinum polare Hartmeyer, 1903) Hartmeyer, R. (1903). Die Ascidien der Arktis. <em>In: Romer, F. & F. Schaudin eds., Fauna Arctica.</em> 3(2): 93-412. ((present only pp.0-341!!)). [details]
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]
Other
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 Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
additional source 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
[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]
additional source Logan, A. (1998). A sublittoral hard substrate epibenthic community below 30 m in Head Harbour Passage, New Brunswick, Canada. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 27: 445-459. [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 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 [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 Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
additional source 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
[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]
additional source Logan, A. (1998). A sublittoral hard substrate epibenthic community below 30 m in Head Harbour Passage, New Brunswick, Canada. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 27: 445-459. [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 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
[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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Dialbi [details]Reproduction hermaphroditic. [details]
Unreviewed
Diet plankton feeder [details]Dimensions colonies extend 75-100 mm to 5 mm thick [details]
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | northern white crust | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinum albidum (Verrill, 1871))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didemnum albidum)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (138 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093946)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Leptoclinum albidum (Verrill, 1871))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didemnum albidum)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (138 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093946)
To ITIS
