Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Tunicata > Class Ascidiacea > Order Stolidobranchia > Family Styelidae > Genus Styela

Styela clava Herdman, 1881

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Styela*	Fleming, 1822	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Japanse zakpijp; knotszakpijp sources: Eneman, E. (1995). Knotszakpijp of Japanse zakpijp Styela clava (Herdman, 1882) in de Spuikom van Oostende. [Leathery sea squirt Styela clava (Herdman, 1882) in the Sluice Dock at Ostend]. De Strandvlo 15(3): 113;Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.

English: folded sea squirt; leathery sea squirt sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;Eneman, E. (1995). Knotszakpijp of Japanse zakpijp Styela clava (Herdman, 1882) in de Spuikom van Oostende. [Leathery sea squirt Styela clava (Herdman, 1882) in the Sluice Dock at Ostend]. De Strandvlo 15(3): 113

English-United States: Leathery Sea Squirt sources: Charles Hussey

French: ascidie japonaise; ascidie plissée sources: Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gévaert, F.; Massé, C.; Foveau, A.; Desroy, N.; Grulois, D. (2011). Les espèces marines animales et végétales introduites dans le bassin Artois-Picardie . UMR CNRS 8187 LOG/Agence de l’Eau Artois-Picardie: Douai. 138 pp.;Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.

German: Falten-Ascidie; Ostasiatische Seescheide

Literature

original description	Herdman, W.A. (1881) Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Cynthiidae. Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh, 11(3): 52-88
basis of record	Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 352-355
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453
additional source	Kott, P. (1985) The Australian Ascidiacea part 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia Mem. Qd Mus. 23: 1-440.
additional source	Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430.
additional source	UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Taxon found in 43 publications.

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External Links

GenBank (100 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection
European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) - Styela clava
Global invasive species database - Styela clava
Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gittenberger, A.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Sanamyan, K. (2014). Styela clava Herdman, 1881. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2014) Ascidiacea World Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103929