WoRMS taxon details
Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
103710 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103710)
accepted
Species
Ascidia alderi Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia rubrotincta Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103710 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
original description (of Ascidia alderi Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rubrotincta Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [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 Ascidia alderi Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rubrotincta Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [details]
original description (of Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [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
additional source
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Millar, R. H. (1966). Tunicata Ascidiacea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia. 1. <em>Oslo: Scandinavia University Books.</em> 123: pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[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 Millar, R. H. (1966). Tunicata Ascidiacea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia. 1. <em>Oslo: Scandinavia University Books.</em> 123: pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Asment [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | ashidie rozë | [details] |
| French | ascidie roseascidie à siphons écartes | [details] |
| German | Stumpen-Seescheide | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fallossekkdyr | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fallossekkdyr | [details] |
| Swedish | tandsjöpung | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (273 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascidia mentula)
To GenBank (424 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (273 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascidia mentula)
To GenBank (424 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
