WoRMS taxon details
Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
103717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103717)
accepted
Species
Ascidia patoni Herdman, 1881 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidiella virginea (Mueller, 1776) · unaccepted (new combination)
Phallusia venosa (Mueller, 1776) · unaccepted (new 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 virginea Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103717 on 2025-03-31
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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 patoni Herdman, 1881) Herdman, W. A. (1881). Notes on the British Tunicata with descriptions of new species. <em>Proc. Linn. Soc. London.</em> 15: 274-290. [details]
original description (of Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776) 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]
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 patoni Herdman, 1881) Herdman, W. A. (1881). Notes on the British Tunicata with descriptions of new species. <em>Proc. Linn. Soc. London.</em> 15: 274-290. [details]
original description (of Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776) 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]
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
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 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 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 van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
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 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 van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Asvirg [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| French | ascidie rectangulaire | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lillasekkdyr | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lillasekkdyr | [details] |
| Swedish | tvålbit | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Phallusia venosa (Mueller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ascidia patoni Herdman, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Ascidiella virginea (Mueller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications) (from synonym Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascidia virginea)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Phallusia venosa (Mueller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ascidia patoni Herdman, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Ascidiella virginea (Mueller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications) (from synonym Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascidia virginea)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
