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Molgula pedunculata (Herdman, 1881)
Very special Thank to Dr. Dirk Schories for the Pictures of Molgula pedunculata.
Sea Grapes or Molgula sp. are very common, globular, individual marine tunicates roughly the size of grapes. They are translucent with two protruding siphons. They are found subtidally, attached to slow-moving submerged objects or organisms.
Synonyms:
Ascopera bouvetensis Michaelsen, 1904 (misspelling)
Ascopera gigantea Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
Ascopera mawsoni Herdman, 1923 (original combination)
Ascopera pedunculata Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
Caesira bacca Herdman, 1910 (original combination)
Caesira maxima (Sluiter, 1905) (new combination)
Caesira pedunculata (Herdman, 1881) (new combination)
Eugyra peduculata Traustedt, 1886 (synonym)
Molgula longicaulis Herdman, 1910 (original combination)
Molgula maxima Sluiter, 1905 (original combination)
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Molgulidae (Family) > Molgula (Genus)
Very special Thank to Dr. Dirk Schories for the Pictures of Molgula pedunculata.
Sea Grapes or Molgula sp. are very common, globular, individual marine tunicates roughly the size of grapes. They are translucent with two protruding siphons. They are found subtidally, attached to slow-moving submerged objects or organisms.
Synonyms:
Ascopera bouvetensis Michaelsen, 1904 (misspelling)
Ascopera gigantea Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
Ascopera mawsoni Herdman, 1923 (original combination)
Ascopera pedunculata Herdman, 1881 (original combination)
Caesira bacca Herdman, 1910 (original combination)
Caesira maxima (Sluiter, 1905) (new combination)
Caesira pedunculata (Herdman, 1881) (new combination)
Eugyra peduculata Traustedt, 1886 (synonym)
Molgula longicaulis Herdman, 1910 (original combination)
Molgula maxima Sluiter, 1905 (original combination)
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Molgulidae (Family) > Molgula (Genus)