Genus Clavelina Savigny, 1816
Type species:
Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776 by subsequent designation, see Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275.- Chondrostachys Macdonald, J.D. 1858. Anatomical observations on a new form of compound tunicata (Chondrostachys). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 1: 401 [404] [originally without included species].
Type species:
Chondrostachys macdonaldi Bronn, 1862 by subsequent designation, see Bronn, H.G. 1862. Weichthiere. pp. 103–223 In, Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : C.F. Winter. Vol. 3(1). (= Clavelina cylindrica Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). - Stereoclavella Herdman, W.A. 1891. On the genus Ecteinascidia and its relations; with descriptions of two new species, and a classification of the family Clavelinidae. Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society 5: 144-163 [160].
Type species:
Clavelina oblonga Herdman, 1880 by original designation. - Podoclavella Herdman, W.A. 1891. On the genus Ecteinascidia and its relations; with descriptions of two new species, and a classification of the family Clavelinidae. Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society 5: 144-163 [160].
Type species:
Clavelina borealis Savigny, 1816 by original designation. - Synclavella Caullery, M. 1900. Sur des clavelines nouvelles (Synclavella n.g.), constituant de cormus d'ascidies composées. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 13: 1418-1420 [1420].
Type species:
Synclavella lessoni Caullery, 1900 by subsequent designation, see 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. [70] (the first-named species is here selected). - Rhodozona Van Name, W.G. 1902. The ascidians of the Bermuda Islands. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 11: 325-412 [335].
Type species:
Diazona picta Verrill, 1900 by original designation. - Dendroclavella Oka, A. 1927. Ueber Dendroclavella, eine neue Gattung von sozialen Ascidien. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan 3(8): 558-560 [555].
Type species:
Dendroclavella elegans Oka, 1927 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 [22]
- Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266 [35]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide except Antarctic waters.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, N coastal, NW coast, SW coast
- Palau
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Singapore
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354
- 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
- Kott, P. 1990. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 2, Aplousobranchia (1). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(1): 1-266
- Tokioka, T. & Nishikawa, T. 1976. Contributions to the Japanese ascidian fauna XXX. Further notes on Japanese clavelinids. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 23(3–5): 341-350
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 28-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |