Ascidiacea taxon details
Polycarpa comata (Alder, 1863)
103899 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103899)
accepted
Species
Cynthia comata Alder, 1863 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pandocia comata (Alder, 1863) · unaccepted (new combination)
Pandocia libera (Kiaer, 1893) · unaccepted (new combination)
Polycarpa curta Herdman, 1884 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa formosa Herdman, 1884 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa libera Kiaer, 1893 · unaccepted (original combination)
Styela comata (Alder, 1863) · unaccepted (new combination)
Styela fibrillata Alder & Hancock, 1907 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cynthia comata Alder, 1863) 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] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2024). Ascidiacea World Database. Polycarpa comata (Alder, 1863). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103899 on 2025-04-04
original description
(of Cynthia comata Alder, 1863) 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 Polycarpa curta Herdman, 1884) Herdman, W. A. (1884). Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the cruises of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' in the summer of 1868 and 1870. <em>Trans. R. Soc. (Edinb.).</em> 32(2): 219-231. [details]
original description (of Polycarpa formosa Herdman, 1884) Herdman, W. A. (1884). Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the cruises of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' in the summer of 1868 and 1870. <em>Trans. R. Soc. (Edinb.).</em> 32(2): 219-231. [details]
original description (of Polycarpa libera Kiaer, 1893) Kiaer, J. (1893). Oversigt over Norges Ascidiae Simplices. <em>Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christian.</em> 9: 1-105. [details]
original description (of Styela fibrillata Alder & Hancock, 1907) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [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 Vazquez, E.; Ramos-Elspa, A. A.; Turon, X. (1995). The genus Polycarpa (Ascidiacea, Styelidae) on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula. <em>J. Zool., Lond.</em> 237: 593-614. [details] Available for editors
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 Polycarpa curta Herdman, 1884) Herdman, W. A. (1884). Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the cruises of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' in the summer of 1868 and 1870. <em>Trans. R. Soc. (Edinb.).</em> 32(2): 219-231. [details]
original description (of Polycarpa formosa Herdman, 1884) Herdman, W. A. (1884). Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the cruises of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' in the summer of 1868 and 1870. <em>Trans. R. Soc. (Edinb.).</em> 32(2): 219-231. [details]
original description (of Polycarpa libera Kiaer, 1893) Kiaer, J. (1893). Oversigt over Norges Ascidiae Simplices. <em>Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christian.</em> 9: 1-105. [details]
original description (of Styela fibrillata Alder & Hancock, 1907) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1905-1912). The British Tunicata. <em>London, Ray Society.</em> vol.1 (1905), 146pp; 2 (1907), vol.2 (1907), 164pp; vol.3, (1912), 113pp. [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 Vazquez, E.; Ramos-Elspa, A. A.; Turon, X. (1995). The genus Polycarpa (Ascidiacea, Styelidae) on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula. <em>J. Zool., Lond.</em> 237: 593-614. [details] Available for editors
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Pocoma [details]
