Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Tunicata > Class Ascidiacea > Order Aplousobranchia > Family Polyclinidae > Genus Aplidium

Aplidium elegans (Giard, 1872)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Fragarium Giard, 1872

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aplidium*	Savigny, 1816	accepted genus name
*Amouroecium*	Milne Edwards, 1841	orthographic variant
*Amaroucium*	Milne Edwards, 1841	synonym
*Fragarium*	Giard, 1872	synonym
*Sidnyum*	Savigny, 1816	synonym

Species group names

*Sidnyum elegans*	(Giard, 1872)	synonym; comb. ined.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: sea-strawberry sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

French: fraise de mer sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: See-Erdbeere sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Italian: fragola di mar sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Spanish, Castillian: fresa de mar

Literature

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	van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
additional source	Monniot, C.; Monniot, F. (1987). Discussion sur la valeur de deux genres d'ascidies a propos d'espèces nouvelles en Mediterranée. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique. 63(2): 119-130.

Genbank

Citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Aplidium elegans (Giard, 1872). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103643