WoRMS taxon details
Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
103814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103814)
accepted
Species
Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
Boltenia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) · unaccepted (new combination)
Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850) · unaccepted (new combination)
Boltenia iburi (Oka, 1934) · unaccepted (subspecies Boltenia echinata iburi)
Cynthia arctica Hartmeyer, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (new combination)
Cynthia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850) · unaccepted (new combination)
Cynthia iburi Oka, 1934 · unaccepted (original combination)
Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) · unaccepted (new combination)
Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (new combination)
Microcosmus echinatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (new combination)
Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) · unaccepted (new combination)
Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (new combination)
- Subspecies Boltenia echinata iburi
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Arctic south to Cape Cod
Distribution Not found in southern Britain
Distribution Arctic south to Cape Cod [details]
Distribution Not found in southern Britain
Distribution Not found in southern Britain [details]
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103814 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850) Agassiz, L. (1850). On the embryology of Ascidia and the characteristis of new species from the shores of Massachusetts. <em>Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci.</em> 2: 157-159. [details]
original description (of Cynthia arctica Hartmeyer, 1899) Hartmeyer, R. (1899). Die Monascidien der Bremer Expedition nach Ostspitzbergen. <em>Zool. Jahrb., Sys.</em> 12: 453-511. [details]
original description (of Cynthia iburi Oka, 1934) Oka, A. (1934). Uber Cynthia iburi n.sp., eine neue Cynthia-Art mit quergerichteten kiemensplatten. <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 10(10): 695-697. [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 Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850) Agassiz, L. (1850). On the embryology of Ascidia and the characteristis of new species from the shores of Massachusetts. <em>Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci.</em> 2: 157-159. [details]
original description (of Cynthia arctica Hartmeyer, 1899) Hartmeyer, R. (1899). Die Monascidien der Bremer Expedition nach Ostspitzbergen. <em>Zool. Jahrb., Sys.</em> 12: 453-511. [details]
original description (of Cynthia iburi Oka, 1934) Oka, A. (1934). Uber Cynthia iburi n.sp., eine neue Cynthia-Art mit quergerichteten kiemensplatten. <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 10(10): 695-697. [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 Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Btechi [details]Unreviewed
Diet plankton feeder [details]Dimensions 34 mm in size [details]
Distribution Arctic south to Cape Cod [details]
Distribution Not found in southern Britain [details]
Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction hermaphroditic; eggs shed and fertilized in the water [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Kaktussøpung | [details] |
| English | cactus sea squirt | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kaktussekkdyr | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kaktussekkdyr | [details] |
| Russian | Болтения колючая | [details] |
| Swedish | kaktussjöpung | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boltenia echinata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (62 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boltenia echinata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (62 records)
To ITIS
