Species Molgula ficus (Macdonald, 1859)
- Caesira ficus Macdonald, J.D. 1859. On the anatomical characters of three Australian species of Tunicata referable to Savigny's subgenus Caesira. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 367-371 [368].
Type data:
Status unknown, Shark Bay, WA. - Molgula forbesi Herdman, W.A. 1881. Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger Expedition. Cynthiidae; Molgulidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 11(4): 233-240 [236].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (depository uncertain, not found in BMNH), Port Jackson, 4–20 m, NSW. - Molgula martensii Traustedt, M.P.A. 1885. Ascidiae simplices far det Stille Ocean. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1884: 1-160 [19].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH K14, Dampier Archipelago, WA; USNM 5557, Dampier Archipelago, WA. - Ascopera nana Herdman, W.A. 1899. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian Museum. Australian Museum, Sydney, Catalogue 17: 1-139 [57].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM U268, G2501, Port Jackson, NSW. - Molgula godeffroyi Michaelsen, W. 1908. Die Molguliden des Naturhistorischen Museums zu Hamburg. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum und Institut, Hamburg 25(2): 117-152 [142].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, Bowen, QLD. - Molgula mortoni Kesteven, H.L. 1909. Studies on Tunicata no. 1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 276-295 [289].
Type data:
Holotype AM U559, Hobart, 14–40 m, TAS. - Molgula batemani Kott, P. 1952. Ascidians of Australia. 1. Stolidobranchiata and Phlebobranchiata. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3(3): 206-333 [296].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM Y789, Y1884, piles and ship's hull, Fremantle Harbour, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440 [374]
- Kott, P. 1998. Tunicata. 51-259, 259–261 (App. I–111), 265–292 (Index) in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 34. Hemichordata, Tunicata, Cephalochordata. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia 298 pp. [173] (Ascopera nana; see also Ascidia tumulus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 under Species Inquirendae p.250)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Circumaustralian, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA, NT, Gulf of Siam.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Oriental Region
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
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) |
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| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |