Diazona geayi Caullery, 1914
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
- Diazona geayi Caullery, 1914
- Name authority
- Caullery, 1914
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Aplousobranchia
- Family
- Diazonidae
- Genus
- Diazona
- 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
- orderAplousobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyDiazonidae Seeliger, 1906
- genusDiazona Savigny, 1816
- speciesDiazona geayi Caullery, 1914
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diazona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona grandis (Oka, 1926) | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona labyrinthea Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona tenera Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| football ascidianDiazona violacea Savigny, 1816 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona chinensis (Tokioka, 1955) | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona carnosa Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona formosa Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona fungia Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona pedunculata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001 | DiazonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diazona textura Monniot C., 1987 | DiazonidaeChordata | 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.
- Caullery, M. (1914). Sur Diazona geagi, n.sp. Ascidie nouvelle de la Guyane et sur la regeneration et le bourgeonement de Diazona. [On Diazona geagi, n.sp. New ascidian from Guyana and on the regeneration and budding of Diazona]. Bulletin de La Société Zoologique de France, 39: 204–211. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.24555 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:35GMH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.