Species Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816
- Didemnum candidum 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 data:
Neotype 1247–51, Red Sea.Subsequent designation references:
Lafargue, F. 1974. Description d'un néotype de Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816 espèce-type de Mer Rouge (Ascidie composée). Vie et Milieu 24(2): Sér. A: 341-356 [341]. - Leptoclinum cretaceum Sluiter, C.P. 1898. Beiträge zur Kenntnis dei Fauna von Südafrica II. Tunicaten. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 11: 1-64 [36].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA TU602, coast of Mozambique.
Paralectotype(s) ZMA TU578.Subsequent designation references:
Spoel, S. van der 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of Tunicata in the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 1(13): 157-200 [180]. - Didemnum yolky Monniot, C. & Monniot, F. 1997. Records of ascidians from Bahrain, Arabian Gulf, with three new species. Journal of Natural History 31: 1623-1643 [1626].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A2 DID. C 389, Mozambique, Iboi Is., 3 m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 2001. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 4, Didemnidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 47(1): 1-410 [157]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aquaba, Gulf of Arabia.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Transition (5)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Western Australia: NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Tropical latitudes.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |