Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Red Throated Ascidian
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
()
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Phylum:
Myzozoa
()
- Cavalier-Smith & Chao, 2004
- Subphylum:
Dinozoa
()
- Infraphylum:
Dinoflagellata
()
- Class:
Dinophyceae
()
- (Bütschli, 1885) Pascher, 1914
- Subclass:
Peridiniphycidae
()
- Fensome Et Al., 1993b
- Order:
Peridiniales
()
- Haeckel, 1894b
- Family:
Lophodiniaceae
()
- Genus:
Herdmania
()
- Specific descriptor:
momus
- (Savigny, 1816)
- Scientific name: - Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
- Specific descriptor:
momus
- (Savigny, 1816)
- Genus:
Herdmania
(
- Family:
Lophodiniaceae
(
- Order:
Peridiniales
(
- Subclass:
Peridiniphycidae
(
- Class:
Dinophyceae
(
- Infraphylum:
Dinoflagellata
(
- Subphylum:
Dinozoa
(
- Phylum:
Myzozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Cynthia momus
- Herdmania pallida (Heller, 1878)
- Pyura pallida
- Rhabdocynthia pallida
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: van der Land J. (ed.), Oct-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Herdmania
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
H. armata · H. colona · H. coutieri · H. curvata · H. fimbriae · H. grandis · H. insolita · H. japonica · H. kiiensis · H. litoralis · H. mentula · H. momus (Red Throated Ascidian) · H. polyducta · H. subpallida
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
- Van der Land, J. (from URMO).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Bioresources Library (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764731
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-I-3510
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 234086
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 159529
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 146340
