Genus Botryllus Gaertner, 1774
- Botryllus Gaertner, J. 1774. Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. pp. 24-41 in Pallas, P.S. (ed.). Specilegia Zoologia. Berolini : G.A. Lange fasc. 10. [35] [nomen conservandum, see Hartmeyer, R. 1915. Ascidiarum nomina conservanda. 247–258 in Apstein, C. Nomina Conservanda. Sber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berl. 1915b: 247–258].
Type species:
Botryllus stellatus Gaertner, 1774 by subsequent designation, see Hemming, F. & Noakes, D. 1958. Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. First installment: Names 1–1274. London : Int. Trust. Zool. Nomencl. 200 pp. - Alcyonium Pallas, P.S. 1766. Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. Hagae-comitum : P. van Cleef 451 pp. [342] [senior synonym suppressed in favour of Botryllus Gaertner, 1774 as nomen conservandum, see Hemming, F. & Noakes, D. (eds) 1958. Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. First instalment. London : International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature 200 pp. [47]; Hartmeyer, R. 1915. Ascidiarum nomina conservanda. 247–258 in Apstein, C. Nomina Conservanda. Sber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berl. 1915b: 247–258; junior homonym of Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758 (Coelenterata), see Neave, S.A. 1975. Nomenclator Zoologicus [1940–1975]. London : The Zoological Society Vol. 1–7].
Type species:
Alcyonium schlosseri Pallas, 1766 by monotypy.Secondary source:
Hartmeyer, R. 1915. Ascidiarum nomina conservanda. pp. 247-258 in Apstein, C. Nomina Conservanda. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1915b: 247-258; Hemming, F. & Noakes, D. 1958. Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. First installment: Names 1–1274. London : Int. Trust. Zool. Nomencl. 200 pp.; Neave, S.A. 1975. Nomenclator Zoologicus [1940–1975]. London : The Zoological Society Vol. 1–7. - Polycyclus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1815. Suites des polypiers empâtés. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 1: 162-168, 331-340 [338].
Type species:
Polycyclus renieri Lamarck, 1815 by monotypy. - Leptobotrylloides Oka, A. 1927. Zur kenntnis der japanischen Botryllidae. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 3(9): 607-609 [607].
- Myxobotrus Oka, A. 1931. Ueber Myxobotrus, eine neue Synascidien-Gattung. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 7(6): 238-240 [238].
Type species:
Myxobotrus japonicus Oka, 1931 by monotypy. - Psammobotrus Oka, A. 1932. Ueber Psammobotrus purpureus n.g. n.sp., eine mit sand bedeckte Botryllide. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 8: 102-104 [102].
Type species:
Psammobotrus purpureus Oka, 1932 by monotypy. - Parabotryllus Kott, P. 1975. The ascidians of South Australia III. Northern sector of the Great Australian Bight and additional records. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99(1): 1-20 [11].
Type species:
Parabotryllus nemorus Kott, 1975 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Huus, J. 1937. Ascidiaceae. pp. 545-692 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2). [674]
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [267, 269]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.
IMCRA
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast
- Kiribati
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Palau
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
- California
Oriental Region
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354
- Hartmeyer, R. 1923. Ascidiacea, part I. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(6): 1-365
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440
- Monniot, C. 1988. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie IV. Styelidae (suite). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 10A(2): 163-196
- Monniot, C. & Monniot, F. 1987. Les ascidies de Polynésie française. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 136: 1-155
- Nishikawa, T. 1991. The ascidians of the Japan Sea. II. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 35(1–3): 26-170
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
History of changes
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