Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS)

WoRMS taxon details

Ciona Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

103488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103488)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cionidae Lahille, 1887

Direct children (26)

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Species Ciona antarctica Hartmeyer, 1911
Species Ciona edwardsi Roule, 1884
Species Ciona fascicularis Hancock, 1870
Species Ciona gelatinosa Bonnevie, 1896
Species Ciona hoshinoi Monniot C., 1991
Species Ciona imperfecta Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1977
Species Ciona intermedia Mastrototaro, 2020
Species Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Ciona longissima Hartmeyer, 1899
Species Ciona mollis Ritter, 1907
Species Ciona pomponiae Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1989
Species Ciona robusta Hoshino & Tokioka, 1967
Species Ciona roulii Lahille, 1887
Species Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882
Species Ciona sheikoi Sanamyan, 1998
Species Ciona abdominalis Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Rhopalaea abdominalis (Sluiter, 1898) (original combination)
Species Ciona aspera Herdman, 1886 accepted as Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882 (original combination)
Species Ciona canina (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
Species Ciona diaphanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
Species Ciona flemingi Herdman, 1880 accepted as Rhopalaea flemingi (Herdman, 1880) (original combination)
Species Ciona gefesti Sanamyan, 1998 accepted as Ciona pomponiae Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1989 (junior synonym)
Species Ciona indica Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Rhopalaea crassa (Herdman, 1880) (original combination)
Species Ciona ocellata (Agassiz, 1850) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
Species Ciona pulchella (Alder, 1863) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
Species Ciona sociabilis (Gunnerus, 1765) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)
Species Ciona tenella (Stimpson, 1852) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (new combination)

Environment

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

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 512 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Ciona Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103488 on 2024-11-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Monniot, Claude

2006-09-07 06:51:43Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-12-05 10:29:40Z

checked

Sanamyan, Karen

Licensing

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original description Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 512 [details]

basis of record Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. 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. 50: pp. 352-355. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors