Dendrodoa aggregata Müller, 1776
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 aggregata Müller, 1776
- Name authority
- Müller, 1776
- 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 aggregata Müller, 1776
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrodoa abbotti Newberry, 1984 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 minuta (Bonnevie, 1896) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cynthia aggregata (Rathke, 1806) (Rathke, 1806) | synonym |
| Dendrodoa cylindrica Bjerkan, 1908 Bjerkan, 1908 | synonym |
| Dendrodoa glandaria MacLeay, 1825 MacLeay, 1825 | synonym |
| Dendrodoa subpedunculata Ritter, 1899 Ritter, 1899 | synonym |
| Dendrodoa tuberculata Ritter, 1899 Ritter, 1899 | synonym |
| Ascidia aggregata Rathke, 1806 Rathke, 1806 | synonym |
| Styela arctica Swederus, 1887 Swederus, 1887 | synonym |
| Ascidia tuberculum Fabricius, 1780 Fabricius, 1780 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103880 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:34Q3K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.