Dendrodoa abbotti Newberry, 1984
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrodoa abbotti Newberry, 1984
- Name authority
- Newberry, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Styelidae
- Genus
- Dendrodoa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumTunicata
- classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
- orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyStyelidae Herdman, 1881
- genusDendrodoa MacLeay, 1824
- speciesDendrodoa abbotti Newberry, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrodoa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| baked bean ascidianDendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrodoa pulchella (Rathke, 1806) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrodoa uniplicata (Bonnevie, 1896) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrodoa aggregata Müller, 1776 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrodoa minuta (Bonnevie, 1896) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Newberry, A. T. (1984). Dendrodoa (Styelopsis) abbotti, sp. nov. (Styelidae, Ascidiacea) from the Pacific coast of the United States, and its impact on some gonadal criteria of its genus and subgenus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 43. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34Q3H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.