World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) - Metrocarpa nigrum (Herdman, 1886)

WoRMS name details

Metrocarpa nigrum (Herdman, 1886)

AphiaID

212518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212518)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (new combination)

Accepted name

Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides niger Herdman, 1886

Rank

Species

Parent

Metrocarpa Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1923 accepted as Botrylloides Milne Edwards, 1841

Original name

Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886

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Variety Metrocarpa nigrum var. giganteum Pérès, 1949 accepted as Botrylloides giganteum (Pérès, 1949) accepted as Botrylloides giganteus (Pérès, 1949)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Botrylloides nigrum 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. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Metrocarpa nigrum (Herdman, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212518 on 2025-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-08-12 11:46:09Z

created

Fondo, Esther

2007-12-05 14:57:18Z

changed

Sanamyan, Karen

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Nomenclature

original description (of Botrylloides nigrum 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. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm [details]

basis of record Fishelson, L. (1971). Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Marine Biology. 10(2): 113-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828 [details]

Other

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Synonymy Metrocarpa nigrum has been synonymized with Botrylloides niger [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)