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Diazona labyrinthea Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 labyrinthea Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996
Name authority
Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
  6. orderAplousobranchia Lahille, 1886
  7. familyDiazonidae Seeliger, 1906
  8. genusDiazona Savigny, 1816
  9. speciesDiazona labyrinthea Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diazona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diazona angulata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona geayi Caullery, 1914DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona grandis (Oka, 1926)DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona tenera Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
football ascidianDiazona violacea Savigny, 1816DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona chinensis (Tokioka, 1955)DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona carnosa Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona formosa Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona fungia Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona pedunculata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diazona textura Monniot C., 1987DiazonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 39 records assigned to Diazonidae.

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.

  1. Monniot, F., & Monniot, C. (1996). New collections of ascidians from the Western Pacific and Southeastern Asia. Micronesica, 29. 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:35GMM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.