Genus Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
- Diplosoma Macdonald, J.D. 1859. On the anatomical characters of a remarkable form of compound Tunicata. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London Zool. 22: 373-375 [375].
Type species:
Diplosoma rayneri Macdonald, 1859 by monotypy. - Lioclinum Verrill, A.E. 1871. Descriptions of some imperfectly known and new ascidians from New England. American Journal of Science 3 1: 54-58, 93-100, 211-212, 288-294, 443-446 [444].
Type species:
Didemnum viscosum Savigny, 1816 by original designation. - Astellium Giard, A.M. 1872. Recherches sur les ascidies composées ou synascidies. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 1: 613-662 [657].
Type species:
Astellium spongiforme Giard, 1872 by original designation. - Arenadiplosoma Menker, D. & Ax, P. 1970. Zur Morphologie von Arenadiplosoma migrans n. gen., n. sp. einer vagilen Ascidien-Kolonie aus dem Mesopsammal der Nordsee (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere 66: 323-336 [323].
Type species:
Arenadiplosoma migrans Menker & Ax, 1970 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lafargue, F. 1972. Les Didemnidae (Prochordata) d'Helgoland. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 23: 100-116 [110]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, including polar regions (not at abyssal depths).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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 Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, SW coast
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
- California
Oriental Region
- India
- Indonesia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- 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
- Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275
- Kott, P. 1962. The ascidians of Australia III. Aplousobranchiata Lahille: Didemnidae Giard. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 13(3): 265-334
- Kott, P. 1969. Antarctic Ascidiacea. A monographic account of the known species based on specimens collected under U.S. Government auspices 1947 to 1963. Antarctic Research Series 13: i-xv 1-239
- Millar, R.H. 1962. Further descriptions of South African ascidians. Annals of the South African Museum 56(7): 113-221
- Millar, R.H. 1982. The marine fauna of New Zealand. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 85: 1-117
- Monniot, F. 1994. Ascidies de Nouvelle-Calédonie XIV. Le genre Diplosoma (Didemnidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 16A(1): 3-11
- Nishikawa, T. 1990. The ascidians of the Japan Sea 1. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 34(4–6): 73-148
- 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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |