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

Polycarpa pusilla (Herdman, 1884)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Polycarpa*	Heller, 1877	accepted genus name
*Glandula*	Stimpson, 1852	synonym

Literature

original description	Herdman, W. A. (1884). Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the cruises of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning' in the summer of 1868 and 1870. Trans. R. Soc. (Edinb.). 32(2): 219-231.
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	Vazquez, E.; Ramos-Elspa, A. A.; Turon, X. (1995). The genus Polycarpa (Ascidiacea, Styelidae) on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula. J. Zool., Lond. 237: 593-614.

Genbank

Citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Polycarpa pusilla (Herdman, 1884). 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:103912