Genus Aplidium Savigny, 1816

Museums

Regional Maps

• Aplidium Savigny, J.C. 1816. Recherches anatomiques sur les ascidies composées et sur les ascidies simples—Système de la classe des Ascidies pp. 1–239. In Mémoires sur les Animaux sans Vertèbres, Pt 2. Paris : G. Dufour. [182].

  Type species:

   Aplidium lobatum Savigny, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275.
• Sidnyum Savigny, J.C. 1816. Recherches anatomiques sur les ascidies composées et sur les ascidies simples—Système de la classe des Ascidies pp. 1–239. In Mémoires sur les Animaux sans Vertèbres, Pt 2. Paris : G. Dufour. [238].

  Type species:

   Sidnyum turbinatum Savigny, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275.
• Amaroucium Milne Edwards, H. 1841. Observations sur les ascidies composées des côtes de la Manche. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 18: 217-326 [283].

  Type species:

   Amaroucium proliferum Milne-Edwards, 1841 by original designation.
• Parascidia Milne Edwards, H. 1841. Observations sur les ascidies composées des côtes de la Manche. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 18: 217-326 [291].

  Type species:

   Parascidia flavum Milne-Edwards, 1841 by monotypy.
• Fragarium Giard, A.M. 1872. Recherches sur les ascidies composées ou synascidies. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 1: 613-662 [638].

  Type species:

   Fragarium elegans Giard, 1872 by monotypy.
• Circinalium Giard, A.M. 1872. Recherches sur les ascidies composées ou synascidies. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 1: 613-662 [639].

  Type species:

   Circinalium concrescens Giard, 1872 by monotypy.
• Psammaplidium Herdman, W.A. 1886. Report on the Tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Pt II, Ascidiae compositae. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 14(38): 1-425 [237].

  Type species:

   Psammaplidium spongiforme Herdman, 1886 by original designation.
• Heterotrema Fiedler, K. 1889. Heterotrema sarasinorum, eine neue Synascidiengattung aus der familie der Distomidae. Zoologische Jahrbücher 4: 859-878 [877].

  Type species:

   Heterotrema sarasinorum Fiedler, 1889 by monotypy.
• Macrenteron Redikorzev, V. 1927. Zehn neue Ascidien aus dem fernen Osten. Zoologische Jahrbücher 53: 373-404 [378].

  Type species:

   Macrenteron ritteri Redikorzev, 1927 by original designation.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Harant, H. 1929. Ascidies provenant des croisières du Prince Albert 1er de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco Monaco 75: 1-110 [19, 20]
• Huus, J. 1937. Ascidiaceae. pp. 545-692 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2). [666]
• Millar, R.H. 1962. Further descriptions of South African ascidians. Annals of the South African Museum 56(7): 113-221 [128]
• Kott, P. 1992. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 3, Aplousobranchia (2). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(2): 377-620 [509]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Territory: N coast
  • Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
  • South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
  • Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
  • Victoria: Bass Strait, SE oceanic
  • Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, SW coast
• French Polynesia
• Kiribati
• New Caledonia
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Philippines

Distribution References

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
14-Dec-2012		14-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)