Ascidians (by Xavier Turon) Table S25. Check-list of the Class Ascidiacea (Subphylum Uranochordata, Phylum Cordata)
S/C: solitary or colonial species. Distribution: M, Mediterranean (both basins); WM, western Mediterranean; EM, eastern Mediterranean; AM, Atlantic-Mediterranean (present in both Mediterranean basins); AWM, Atlantic and western Mediterranean; AEM, Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean; C, circumtropical or cosmopolitan; L, possible Lessepsian migrant, present at least in Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean. Species marked with asterisk are possible recent introductions in the Mediterranean.
Species
|
Authority
|
S/C
|
M
|
WM
|
EM
|
AM
|
AWM
|
AEM
|
C
|
L
|
O. Enterogona
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SO. Aplousobranchiata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Clavelinidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clavelina dellavallei
|
(Zirpolo 1925)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clavelina gemmae
|
Turon 2005
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clavelina lepadiformis
|
(Müller 1776)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Clavelina phlegrea
|
Salfi 1927
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clavelina sabbadini
|
Brunetti 1987
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella aurilucens
|
Garstang 1891
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella brava
|
Pérez-Portela et al 2007
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella communis
|
Pérez-Portela et al 2007
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella nana
|
(Lahille 1890)
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella neapolitana
|
(Julin 1904)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pycnoclavella taureanensis
|
Brunetti 1991
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Polycitoridae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Archidistoma aggregatum
|
Garstang 1891
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Cystodytes dellechiajei
|
(Della Valle 1877)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Cystodytes durus
|
Von Drasche 1883
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cystodytes philippinensis *
|
Herdman 1886
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Cystodytes tunisiensis
|
Méliane 2002
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma banyulensis
|
(Brément 1912)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma costai
|
(Della Valle 1877)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma magnum
|
Médioni 1968
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma mucosum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma paesslerioides
|
(Michaelsen 1914)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Eudistoma planum
|
Pérès 1948
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma plumbeum
|
(Della Valle 1877)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma posidoniarum
|
(Daumézon 1908)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma rubrum
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eudistoma tridentatum
|
(Heiden 1894)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polycitor adriaticus
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycitor crystallinus
|
(Renier 1804)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Rhombifera caerulea
|
Pérès 1956
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Holozoidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distaplia bermudensis *
|
Van Name 1902
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Distaplia lubrica
|
Von Drasche 1883
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distaplia lucillae
|
Mastrototaro & Brunetti 2006
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distaplia magnilarva
|
(Della Valle 1881)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Distaplia rosea
|
Della Valle 1881
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
F. Didemnidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum amourouxi
|
Lafargue 1976
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum candidum
|
Savigny 1816
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Didemnum coccineum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum commune
|
(Della Valle 1877)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum coriaceum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Didemnum drachi
|
Lafargue 1975
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum fulgens
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum granulosum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum lahillei
|
(Hartmeyer 1909)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum maculosum
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum obscurum
|
F Monniot 1969
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Didemnum perspicuum
|
Giard 1873
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Didemnum peyrefittense
|
Brément 1913
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Didemnum protectum
|
(Daumézon 1908)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Didemnum pseudofulgens
|
Médioni 1970
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Diplosoma carnosum
|
Von Drasche 1883
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diplosoma listerianum
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Diplosoma spongiforme
|
(Giard 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Lissoclinum perforatum
|
(Giard 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Lissoclinum weigelei
|
Lafargue 1968
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polysyncraton amethysteum
|
(Van Name 1902)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
Polysyncraton bilobatum
|
Lafargue 1968
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polysyncraton canetense
|
Brément 1913
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polysyncraton haranti
|
Lafargue 1975
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polysyncraton lacazei
|
(Giard, 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum cereum
|
(Giard 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Tridemnum duci
|
Harant 1930
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum fallax
|
Lahille 1887
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum graphicum
|
Lahille 1890
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum inarmatum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum pedunculatum
|
Lafargue et al 1993
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trididemnum savignyi
|
(Herdman 1886)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
F. Polyclinidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium aegeaensis
|
(Hartmeyer 1904)
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium albicans
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium asperum
|
Von Drasche 1883
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium blochmanni
|
(Heiden 1894)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium brementi
|
(Harant 1925)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidum conicum
|
(Olivi 1792)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium densum
|
(Giard 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium draschei
|
Brunetti 2007
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium duboscqui
|
(Harant 1927)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium elegans
|
(Giard 1872)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium fuscum
|
(Von Drasche 1883)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium gelatinosum
|
Médioni 1970
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium gibbulosum
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium griseum
|
Lahille 1890
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium haouarianum
|
(Pérès 1956)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium hyalinum
|
(Pérès 1956)
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium inversum
|
(Pèrès 1959)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium lobatum *
|
Savigny 1816
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Aplidium mediterraneum
|
(Hartmeyer 1909)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium nema
|
F Monniot & C Monniot 1975
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium nordmanni
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium ocellatum
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1987
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium pallidum
|
(Verrill 1871)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium proliferum
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Aplidium profundum
|
(Sluiter 1909)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Aplidium pseudolobatum
|
(Pèrès 1956)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium punctum
|
(Giard, 1873)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Aplidium tabarquensis
|
Ramos 1988
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidium turbinatum
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Aplidiopsis vitreum
|
Lahille 1887
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morchellium argus
|
(Milne Edwards 1841)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Morchellium polytrema
|
(C Monniot & F Monniot 1983)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polyclinella azemai
|
Harant 1930
|
C
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polyclinum aurantium
|
Milne Edwards 1841
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Sidneioides ivicense
|
Pérès 1957
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Synoicum blochmanni
|
(Heiden 1894)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Synoicum calypsonis
|
(Pérès 1956)
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Synoicum duboscqui
|
(Harant 1927)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Synoicum lacazei
|
(Pérès 1957)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Synoicum pulmonaria
|
(Ellis & Solander 1786)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Synoicum vitreum
|
(Lahille 1890)
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Pseudodistomidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodistoma arnbacki
|
Pérès 1959
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodistoma crucigaster
|
Gaill 1972
|
C
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodistoma cyrnusense
|
Pérès 1952
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodistoma obscurum
|
Pérès 1959
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodistoma valeriae
|
Brunetti 2009
|
C
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
SO. Phlebobranchiata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Cionidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ciona edwardsi
|
(Roule 1884)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Ciona intestinalis
|
Linné 1767
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Ciona roulei
|
Lahille 1887
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ciona savignyi
|
Herdman 1882
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Diazona violacea
|
Savigny 1816
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudodiazona abyssa
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1974
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
Rhopalaea hartmeyeri
|
(Salfi 1927)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhopalaea neapolitana
|
Philippi 1843
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Rhopalaea orientalis
|
Pérès 1958
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Corellidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abyssascidia millari
|
F Monniot 1971
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Corella parallelogramma
|
(Müller 1776)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Rhodosoma callense
|
(Lacaze-Duthiers 1865)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhodosoma turcicum *
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Rhodosoma verecundum
|
Ehrenberg 1828
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Xenobranchion tenue
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1975
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
F. Agneziidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agnezia translucida
|
C Monniot 1965
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
F. Octacnemidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dicopia antirrhinum
|
C Monniot 1972
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
F. Perophoridae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ecteinascidia herdmanni
|
(Lahille 1887)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Ecteinascidia thurstoni *
|
(Herdman 1890)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Ecteinascidia turbinata
|
Herdman 1881
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Ecteinascidia styeloides *
|
(Traustedt 1882)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Perophora listeri
|
Wiegmann 1835
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Perophora multiclathrata *
|
(Sluiter 1904)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Perophora viridis
|
Verrill 1871
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
F. Ascidiidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia cannelata *
|
Oken 1820
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Ascidia colleta
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1970
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia conchilega
|
Müller 1842
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia corelloides
|
Van Name
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Ascidia correi
|
C Monniot 1970
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Ascidia involuta
|
Heller 1875
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia malaca
|
(Traustedt 1883)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Ascidia mentula
|
Müller 1776
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia muricata
|
Heller 1874
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia salvatoris
|
(Traustedt 1883)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidia virginea
|
Müller 1776
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Ascidiella aspersa
|
(Müller 1776)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Ascidiella scabra
|
(Müller 1776)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Phallusia fumigata
|
(Grübe 1864)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Phallusia ingeria
|
Traustedt 1883
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Phallusia mammillata
|
(Cuvier 1815)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Phallusia nigra *
|
Savigny 1816
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
O. Pleurogona
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SO. Stolidobranchiata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Styelidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Botrylloides anceps
|
(Herdman 1891)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Botrylloides israeliense
|
Brunetti 2009
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Botrylloides leachi
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Botrylloides niger *
|
(Herdman 1886)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Botrylloides violaceus *
|
Oka 1927
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Botryllus schlosseri
|
(Pallas 1776)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Distomus hupferi
|
(Michaelsen 1904)
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Distomus variolosus
|
Gaertner 1774
|
C
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Eusynstyela hartmeyeri *
|
Michaelsen 1904
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis *
|
(Van Name 1931)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Polycarpa caudata
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1974
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa comata
|
(Alder 1863)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa discoidea
|
Heller 1877
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa fibrosa
|
(Stimpson 1852)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa gracilis
|
Heller 1877
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa itera
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1977
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa kornogi
|
Glémarec & C Monniot 1966
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa mamillaris
|
(Gaertner 1774)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa muelleri
|
Brunetti 2007
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa pentarhiza
|
F Monniot 1965
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa pomaria
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa pusilla
|
Herdman 1884
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa tenera
|
Lacaze-Duthiers & Délage 1892
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Polycarpa violacea
|
(Alder 1863)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Psammostyela delamarei
|
Weinstein 1961
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Seriocarpa rhizoides
|
Diehl 1969
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Stolonica socialis
|
Hartmeyer 1903
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Styela adriatica
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1975
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Styela clava *
|
Herdman 1881
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Styela canopus
|
Savigny 1816
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Styela plicata
|
(Lesueur 1823)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Symplegma brakenhielmi *
|
(Michaelsen 1904)
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Symplegma viride
|
Herdman 1886
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Tibitin probatus
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1987
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Pyuridae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bolteniopsis prenanti
|
Harant 1927
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Cratostigma campoyi
|
Ramos et al 1988
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cratostigma gravellophila
|
(Pérès 1955)
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cratostigma regularis
|
C Monniot 1963
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cratostigma vestigialis
|
Turon 1988
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Halocynthia papillosa
|
Linné 1767
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Herdmania momus *
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Heterostigma fagei
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1961
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heterostigma gonochorica
|
F Monniot 1965
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heterostigma melitensis
|
F Monniot & C Monniot 1975
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heterostigma reptans
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1963
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Heterostigma separ
|
Ärnbäck 1924
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus claudicans
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus exasperatus *
|
Heller 1878
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
Microcosmus nudistigma
|
C Monniot 1962
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus polymorphus
|
Heller 1877
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus sabatieri
|
Roule 1885
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus savignyi
|
C Monniot 1962
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Microcosmus squamiger *
|
Michaelsen 1927
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Microcosmus vulgaris
|
Heller 1877
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pyura corallina
|
(Roule 1885)
|
S
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pyura dura
|
(Heller 1877)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pyura microcosmus
|
(Savigny 1816)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pyura squamulosa
|
(Alder 1863)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Pyura tessellata
|
(Forbes 1848)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
F. Molgulidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eugyra adriatica
|
Von Drasche 1884
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eugyra arenosa
|
(Alder & Hancock 1848)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula amesophleba
|
(Codreanu & Mack-Fira 1956)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula appendiculata
|
Heller 1877
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula bleizi
|
(Lacaze-Duthiers 1877)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula euprocta
|
(Von Drasche 1884)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula helleri
|
Von Drasche 1883
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula manhattensis
|
(De Kay 1841)
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula occidentalis
|
Traustedt 1883
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
Molgula occulta
|
Kupffer 1875
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula oculata
|
Forbes 1848
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Molgula pumila
|
F Monniot & C Monniot 1975
|
S
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula rheophila
|
(Pèrès 1956)
|
S
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula roulei
|
C Monniot 1969
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula socialis
|
Alder 1863
|
S
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Molgula tethys
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1974
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
Molgula vara
|
C Monniot & F Monniot 1979
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
37
|
26
|
16
|
76
|
28
|
5
|
33
|
8
|
Sources (*):
(*): whenever a compilatory work was available for an author, it was used in preference to previous publications by that author
Brunetti R (1978) Polyandrocarpa zorritensis (Van Name 1931) a colonial ascidian new to the Mediterranean record. Vie Milieu 28-29: 647-652.
Brunetti R (1979) Ascidians of the Venice Lagoon. I. Annotated inventory of species. Ann Inst océanogr, Paris 55: 95-109.
Brunetti R (1987) Species of Clavelina in the Mediterranean Sea. Ann Inst océanogr. Paris 63: 101-118.
Brunetti R (1991) Pycnoclavella taureanensis n. sp. (Ascidiacea) from the Mediterranean Sea. Vie Milieu 41: 245-248.
Brunetti R (1994) Ascidians of the northern Adriatic Sea. Aplousobranchia I. Boll Zool 61: 89-96.
Brunetti R (2009) Pseudodistoma valeriae a new species of aplousobranch ascidian from Mediterranean Sea (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Boll Mus civ St nat Venezia 59:75-79.
Brunetti R (2009) Botryllid species (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) from the Mediterranean coast of Israel, with some considerations on the systematics of Botryllinae. Zootaxa 2289: 18-32
Brunetti R, Mastrototaro F (2004) The non-indigenous stolidobranch ascidian Polyandrocarpa zorritensis in the Mediterranean: description, larval morphology and pattern of vascular budding. Zootaxa 528: 1-8.
Capocaccia L (1964) Gli Ascidiacei del Golfo di Genova. Ann Mus civ St nat Genova 25: 1-12.
Çinar ME, Bileceneglou M, Öztürk B, Can A (2006) New records of alien species on the Levantine coast of Turkey. Aquatic Invasions 1: 84-90.
Davis MH, Davis ME (2008) First record of Styela clava (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) in the Mediterranean region. Aquatic Invasions 3:125-132.
Fiala-Médioni A (1974). Ascidies du benthos rocheux de Banyuls-sur-Mer. Inventaire faunistique et notes écologiques. Vie Milieu 24: 193-208.
Gaill F (1972) Répartition du genre Pseudodistoma (Tuniciers); description de deux espèces nouvelles. Cahiers Biologie Marine 13: 37-47.
Igic L (1982) Composition of fouling communities concerning the localities in the North Adriatic. Biosistematika 8: 19-41.
Izquierdo-Muñoz A, Díaz-Valdés M, Ramos-Esplá AA (2009) Recent non-indigeonous ascidians in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 4 : 59-64.
Koukouras A, Voultsiadou-Koukoura E, Kevrekidis T, Vafidis D (1995) Ascidian fauna of the Aegean Sea with a check list of the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea species. Ann Inst océanogr Paris 71: 19-34.
Lafargue F (1971) Note préliminaire concernant les Ascidies récoltées dans la region de Rovinj (Yougoslavie). Thalassia Jugoslavica 7: 515-524.
Lafargue F (1981) Les Didemnidae de Rovinj (Ascidies Aplousobranches). Thalassia Jugoslavica 17: 83-87.
Lafargue F, Fiala-Médioni A (1991) Complément à l’inventaire faunistique des ascidies du benthos rocheux de Banyuls-Sur-Mer. Vie Milieu 41: 271-274.
Lafargue F, Tursi A (1975) Contribution à la connaissance des Didemnidae (ascidies composées) des côtes des Pouilles (Mer Ionienne et Mer Adriatique). Vie Milieu 25: 33-48.
Lafargue F Wahl M (1987) The didemnid ascidian fauna of France. Ann Inst océanogr, Paris 63: 1-46.
Mastrototaro F, Brunetti R (2006) The non-indigenous ascidian Distaplia bermudensis in the Mediterranean: comparison with the native species Distaplia magnilarva and Distaplia lucillae sp. nov. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86:181-185.
Mastrototaro F, D'Onghia G, Tursi A (2008) Spatial and seasonal distribution of ascidians in a semi-enclosed basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 88:1053-1061.
Mastrototaro F, Tursi A (2001) Ascidiacei del fondo a Cladophora della riserva marina di Porto Cesareo (LE). Biol Mar Medit 8:613-616.
Mastrototaro F, Tursi A (2006) Ascidiacea. In: revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana. http://www.sibm.unige.it/CHECKLIST/principalechecklistfauna.htm
Mastrototaro F, Tursi A, Costantino G (2000) Ascidiacei della Riserva Marina di Ustica. Biol Mar Medit 7:691-694.
Méliane I (2002) Contribution to the knowledge of the ascidian fauna in the south east of Tunisia. MSc Thesis. University of Alicante, Spain.
Monniot C (1962) Les Microcosmus des côtes de France. Vie Milieu 12: 397-432.
Monniot C (1963) Cratostigma regularis n. sp. Ascidie des gravelles de la région de Marseille. Rec Trav St Mar Endoume 28: 55-59.
Monniot (1965a) Les blocs à Microcosmus des fonds chalutables de la région de Banyuls-Sur-Mer. Vie Milieu 26: 819-849.
Monniot C (1965b) Une espèce de Molgulidae nouvelle pour les côtes de France Ctenicella amesophleba Codreanu et Mack-Fira, 1956. Vie Milieu 26: 233.
Monniot C (1969) Les Molgulidae des mers européennes. Mem Mus natn Hist Nat Paris 60: 171-272.
Monniot C (1981) Apparition de l’ascidie Microcosmus exasperatus dans les ports méditerranéens. Tethys 10: 59-62.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1961) Recherches sur les ascidies interstitielles des gravelles à Amphioxus (2e note). Vie Milieu 12: 269-283.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1970) Quelques ascidies de l’Adriatique. Bull Mus natn Hist Nat Paris 42: 1189-1199.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1974) Ascidies abyssales de Méditerranée récoltées par le “Jean Charcot” (campagnes Polymède). Bull Mus natn Hist Nat Paris 251: 1353-1360.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1983) Ascidies des fonds meubles situés autour de l’Ille de Port-Cross. Trav Sci Parc Nat Port-Cross, Fr 9: 97-105.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1987) Discussion sur la valeur de deux genres d’ascidies à propos d’espèces nouvelles en Méditerranée. Ann Inst océanogr Paris 63: 119-130.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1988) Ascidies profondes de chaque côté du seuil de Gibraltar (Campagne BALGIM). Bull Mus natn Hist Nat 10: 415-428.
Monniot C, Monniot F (1990) Relationships between deep-sea tunicate populations west and east of the Straits of Gibraltar. Prog Oceanog 24: 289-296.
Monniot C, Zibrowius H (1999) Une ascidie du genre Rhodosoma (Phlebobranchia, Corellidae) enf orme de “boîte à clapet” redécouverte dans des grottes de Méditerranée. Zoosystema 21: 547-555.
Monniot F (1962) Recherches sur les gravies à Amphioxus de la région de Banyuls-Sur-Mer Vie Milieu 13: 231-322.
Monniot F (1965) Ascidies interstitielles des côtes d’Europe. Mem Mus natn Hist Nat 35: 1-153.
Monniot F, Monniot C (1975) Sept espèces d’ascidies profondes de Méditerranée. Bull Mus natn Hist Nat Paris 330: 1117-1133.
Naranjo S (1995) Taxonomía, zoogeografía y ecología de las ascidias del Estrecho de Gibraltar. Implicaciones de su distribución bionómica en la caracterización de áreas costeras. PhD Thesis. University of Sevilla, Spain.
Pérès JM (1958) Origine et affinités du peuplement en ascidies de la Méditerranée. Rapp P V réun Comm Int Expl Scien Mer Médit 14: 493-502.
Pérès JM (1959a) Campagne de la Calypso en Mer d’Alboran et dans la baie Ibéro-Marocaine (1958). I. Ascidies. Ann. Inst océanogr Paris 37: 295-313.
Pérès JM (1959b) Ascidies récoltées sur les côtes d’Algérie par le “Professeur Lcaze-Duthiers”, 1952. Vie Milieu 10: 189-194.
Pérès JM (1959c) Note sur deux asscidies des côtes de Provence dont une nouvelle pour la Méditerranée et pour la faune de France. Rec Trav Sta Mar Endoume 26: 149-150.
Pérez-Portela R, Duran S, Palacín C, Turon X (2007) The Genus Pycnoclavella (Ascidiacea) in the Atlanto-Mediterranean region: a combined molecular and morphological approach. Invertebrate Systematics 21: 187-206.
Ramos-Esplá AA (1988) Ascidias litorales del Mediterráneo ibérico. Faunística, ecología y biogeografía. Ph D Thesis. University of Barcelona, Spain.
Ramos-Esplá AA, Buencuerpo V, Vázquez E, Lafargue F. Distribución bionómica de las ascidias litorales del Estrecho de Gibraltar. Publ Espec Inst Esp Oceanogr 11: 185- et al 1993,
Shenkar N, Loya Y (2009) Non-indigenous ascidians (Chordata: Tunicata) along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Marine Biodiversity Records, Online Publication DOI 10.1017/S1755267209990753.
Turon X (1987) Estudio de las ascidias de las costas de Cataluña e Islas Baleares. PhD Thesis. University of Barcelona. Spain.
Turon X. 2005. A new mode of colony multiplication by modified budding in ascidians: Clavelina gemmae n. sp. (Clavelinidae). Invertebrate Biology 124: 273-283.
Turon X, Rius M, Nishikawa T. 2007. Spread of Microcosmus squamiger (Ascidiacea: Pyuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342: 185-188.
Tursi A (1976a) On four ascidian species new in the Ionian Sea. Bull Mus natn Hist Nat Paris 401: 975-986.
Tursi A (1976b) Ascidies de la mer Jonienne des parages du nouveau port Italsider (Taranto). Prèmiere note: campagne 1975. Oebalia 2: 153-163.
Tursi A (1980) Guide por il riconoscimiento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. 4. Ascidiacei. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche 7-88.
Vázquez E, Ramos-Esplá AA, Turon X. 1995. The Genus Polycarpa Heller, 1877 (Ascidiacea, Styelidae) on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsular. Journal of Zoology 237: 346-356.
Wenstein F (1961) Psammostyela delamarei n.g., n. sp., ascidie interstitielle des sables à Amphioxus. C. R. séances Acad Sci 252: 1843-1844.
Share with your friends: |