WoRMS taxon details
Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
103713 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103713)
accepted
Species
Ascidia compressa Rathke, 1806 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia lurida Moeller, 1842 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874 · unaccepted (original combination)
Phallusia obliqua (Alder, 1863) · unaccepted (new combination)
Phallusioides obliqua (Alder, 1863) · unaccepted (new combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Alder, J. (1863). Observations on the British Tunicata with descriptions of several new species. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser.3.</em> 11: 153-173. [details] 
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower St. Lawrence estuary, lower North Shore; western slope of...
Taxonomy A. obliqua/prunum.
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower St. Lawrence estuary, lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland [details]
Taxonomy A. obliqua/prunum.
Taxonomy A. obliqua/prunum. [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103713 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Alder, J. (1863). Observations on the British Tunicata with descriptions of several new species. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser.3.</em> 11: 153-173. [details]
original description (of Ascidia compressa Rathke, 1806) Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528 [details]
original description (of Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880) Herdman, W. A. (1880). Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Ascidiidae. <em>Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh.</em> 10(1): 458-472. [details]
original description (of Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893) Kiaer, J. (1893). Oversigt over Norges Ascidiae Simplices. <em>Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christian.</em> 9: 1-105. [details]
original description (of Ascidia lurida Moeller, 1842) Moeller, H. P. C. (1842). Index molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturh. Tidsskr.</em> 4: 76-97. [details]
original description (of Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545 [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 compressa Rathke, 1806) Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528 [details]
original description (of Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880) Herdman, W. A. (1880). Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Ascidiidae. <em>Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh.</em> 10(1): 458-472. [details]
original description (of Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893) Kiaer, J. (1893). Oversigt over Norges Ascidiae Simplices. <em>Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christian.</em> 9: 1-105. [details]
original description (of Ascidia lurida Moeller, 1842) Moeller, H. P. C. (1842). Index molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturh. Tidsskr.</em> 4: 76-97. [details]
original description (of Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545 [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)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 22), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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 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 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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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 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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Asobli [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower St. Lawrence estuary, lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland [details]Habitat bathyal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Taxonomy A. obliqua/prunum. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Bokmål | skrukkesekkdyr | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | skrukkesekkdyr | [details] |
| Swedish | rynksjöpung | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Phallusia obliqua (Alder, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Ascidia compressa Rathke, 1806)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phallusioides obliqua (Alder, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880)
To Dyntaxa
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (101 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Phallusia obliqua (Alder, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Ascidia compressa Rathke, 1806)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phallusioides obliqua (Alder, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880)
To Dyntaxa
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (101 records)
To ITIS
