North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

WoRMS taxon details

Distomus Gaertner, 1774

AphiaID

103533 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103533)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Styelidae Herdman, 1881

Synonymised names

Psilostyela Sluiter, 1927 · unaccepted

Direct children (13)

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Species Distomus antiborealis Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
Species Distomus fuscus Delle Chiaje, 1841
Species Distomus hupferi (Michaelsen, 1904)
Species Distomus malayensis Sluiter, 1919
Species Distomus pacificus Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1991
Species Distomus rudentiformis (Sluiter, 1915)
Species Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
Species Distomus crystallinus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Polycitor crystallinus [Renier], [1804] (literature misspelling)
Species Distomus diptychos Hartmeyer, 1919 accepted as Stolonica diptycha (Hartmeyer, 1919) (original combination)
Species Distomus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Botryllus elegans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (original combination)
Species Distomus kukenthali (Gottschaldt, 1894) accepted as Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851) (new combination)
Species Distomus mamillaris Pallas, 1774 accepted as Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816) (original combination)
Species Distomus vitreum (Sars, 1851) accepted as Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851) (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Gaertner, J. (1774). Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. In: Pallas, P.S., Specilegia Zoologia. Berolini: G.A. Lange. fasc. 10: 24-41., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/spicilegiazoolog110pall#page/532/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Distomus Gaertner, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103533 on 2025-02-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Monniot, Claude

2007-12-05 10:29:40Z

checked

Sanamyan, Karen

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original description Gaertner, J. (1774). Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. In: Pallas, P.S., Specilegia Zoologia. Berolini: G.A. Lange. fasc. 10: 24-41., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/spicilegiazoolog110pall#page/532/mode/1up [details]

original description (of Psilostyela Sluiter, 1927) Sluiter, C. P. (1927). Les ascidies de la cote Atlantique du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc. 7: 50-99. [details] Available for editors

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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 Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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