WoRMS taxon details
Molgula retortiformis Verrill, 1871
103796 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103796)
accepted
Species
Caesira retortiformis (Verrill, 1871) · unaccepted (synonym)
Meristocarpus fuscus Pizon, 1898 · unaccepted (original combination)
Molgula graphica Ritter, 1901 · unaccepted (original combination)
Molgula groenlandica Traustedt, 1880 · unaccepted (original combination)
Molgula longicollis Wagner, 1885 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pera longicollis (Wagner, 1885) · unaccepted (new combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1871). Descriptions of some imperfectly known and new ascidians from New England. <em>American Journal of Science series 3.</em> 1: 54-58, 93-100, 211-212, 288-294, 443-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36996999 [details]
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod
Taxonomy Order: Pleurogona Suborder: Stolidobranchiata, according to Trott (2004).
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Taxonomy Order: Pleurogona Suborder: Stolidobranchiata, according to Trott (2004).
Taxonomy Order: Pleurogona Suborder: Stolidobranchiata, according to Trott (2004). [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Molgula retortiformis Verrill, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103796 on 2024-11-09
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original description
Verrill, A. E. (1871). Descriptions of some imperfectly known and new ascidians from New England. <em>American Journal of Science series 3.</em> 1: 54-58, 93-100, 211-212, 288-294, 443-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36996999 [details]
original description (of Meristocarpus fuscus Pizon, 1898) Pizon, A. (1898). Revision des tuniciers du Museum (Famille des Molgulidees). <em>Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris.</em> 4: 272-274. [details]
original description (of Molgula graphica Ritter, 1901) Ritter, W. E. (1901). The ascidians. In: Papers from Harriman Alaska expedition. <em>Proc. Washington Acad. Sci.</em> 3: 225-266. [details]
original description (of Molgula groenlandica Traustedt, 1880) Traustedt, M. P. A. (1880). Oversigt over de fra Danmark og dets nordlige Bilande kjendte Ascidiae simplices. <em>Vid. Meddel. Dansk Nat. For., Kjobenhavn, ann. 1879-1880.</em> 397-443. [details]
original description (of Molgula longicollis Wagner, 1885) Wagner, N. (1885). Die Wirbellosen des Weissen Meeres. Zool. Forschungen an der Küste des Solowetskischen Meerebusens in den Sommermonaten der Jahre 1877, 1878 und 1882. <em>Leipzig 1885.</em> 2 : (151-167). [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [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 Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
original description (of Meristocarpus fuscus Pizon, 1898) Pizon, A. (1898). Revision des tuniciers du Museum (Famille des Molgulidees). <em>Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris.</em> 4: 272-274. [details]
original description (of Molgula graphica Ritter, 1901) Ritter, W. E. (1901). The ascidians. In: Papers from Harriman Alaska expedition. <em>Proc. Washington Acad. Sci.</em> 3: 225-266. [details]
original description (of Molgula groenlandica Traustedt, 1880) Traustedt, M. P. A. (1880). Oversigt over de fra Danmark og dets nordlige Bilande kjendte Ascidiae simplices. <em>Vid. Meddel. Dansk Nat. For., Kjobenhavn, ann. 1879-1880.</em> 397-443. [details]
original description (of Molgula longicollis Wagner, 1885) Wagner, N. (1885). Die Wirbellosen des Weissen Meeres. Zool. Forschungen an der Küste des Solowetskischen Meerebusens in den Sommermonaten der Jahre 1877, 1878 und 1882. <em>Leipzig 1885.</em> 2 : (151-167). [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [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 Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Moreto [details]Unreviewed
Diet plankton feeder [details]Dimensions 75-100 mm in size [details]
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction hermaphroditic; eggs shed and fertilized in the water [details]
Taxonomy Order: Pleurogona Suborder: Stolidobranchiata, according to Trott (2004). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sea grapes | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Molgula groenlandica Traustedt, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Caesira retortiformis (Verrill, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Molgula longicollis Wagner, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molgula graphica Ritter, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Molgula retortiformis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (95 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Molgula groenlandica Traustedt, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Caesira retortiformis (Verrill, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Molgula longicollis Wagner, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molgula graphica Ritter, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Molgula retortiformis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (95 records)
To ITIS
