Genus Didemnum Savigny, 1816

Museums

Regional Maps

• Didemnum 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. [194].

  Type species:

   Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Hartmeyer, R. 1909. Zur Terminologie der Didemnidae. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1909: 575-581 [580].
• Leptoclinum 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 [297].

  Type species:

   Leptoclinum fulgens Milne-Edwards, 1841 by designation under Plenary Powers, see Tubbs, P.K. 1986. Opinion 1412. Leptoclinum fulgens Milne-Edwards, 1841 designated as type species of Leptoclinum Milne-Edwards, 1841 (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 43(3): 253-254.
• Tetradidemnum Della Valle, A. 1881. Nuove contribuzioni alla storia naturale delle ascidie composte del Golfo di Napoli. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rendiconti 3 10(Memoir): 431-498 [pl. 5 fig. 47, 69] [pl. 7 fig. 69].

  Type species:

   Tetradidemnum gigas Della Valle, 1881 by original designation.
• Didemnoides Drasche, R. von 1883. Die Synascidien der Bucht von Rovigno (Istrien). In, Ein Beitrag zur Fauna der Adria Wien : Carl Gerolds Sohn. 41 pp. [37].

  Type species:

   Didemnoides resinaceum Drasche, 1883 by original designation.
• Diplosomoides 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 [399].

  Type species (included species):

   Diplosomoides molle Herdman, 1886; Diplosoma pseudoleptoclinum Drasche, 1883
• Hypurgon Sollas, I.B.J. 1903. On Hypurgon skeati a new genus and species of compound ascidian. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science ns 46: 729-735 [729].

  Type species:

   Hypurgon skeati Sollas, 1903 by monotypy.
• Sarcodidemnoides Oka, A & Willey, A. 1892. On a new genus of synascidian from Japan. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 33(2): 313-324 [313].

  Type species:

   Sarcodidemnoides misakiense Oka & Willey, 1892 by monotypy.

 

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 [21]
• Tokioka, T. 1967. Pacific Tunicata of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 251: 1-242 [75]

 

Distribution

States

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

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide, including polar regions (not at abyssal depths).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), 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), Southern Province (8)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Tanzania

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, G. Aust. Bight, Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast
  • New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
  • Northern Territory: N coast
  • Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, NE oceanic
  • South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
  • Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
  • Victoria: Bass Strait
  • Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, NW oceanic, SW coast
• East Timor
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• French Polynesia
• Guam
• Hawaii
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

• Andaman Islands
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Aust. Terr.)
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Philippines

Palaearctic Region

• Japan

Distribution References

General References

Kott, P. 2005. New and little known species of Didemnidae (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from Australia (Part 3). Journal of Natural History 39(26): 2409-2479 [2416]

 

History of changes

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