Diplosoma hitatti Eldredge, 1967
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
- Diplosoma hitatti Eldredge, 1967
- Name authority
- Eldredge, 1967
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Aplousobranchia
- Family
- Didemnidae
- Genus
- Diplosoma
- 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
- familyDidemnidae Giard, 1872
- genusDiplosoma Macdonald, 1859
- speciesDiplosoma hitatti Eldredge, 1967
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplosoma aggregatum Hirose & Hirose, 2009 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma gelatinosa (Milne Edwards, 1841) | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma handi Eldredge, 1967 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma lafargueae Vazquez, 1993 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma longinquum (Sluiter, 1912) | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma lukini Romanov, 1989 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma matie Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma multifidum (Sluiter, 1909) | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma multitestis Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma purpurea Sluiter, 1898 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma simileguwa Oka & Hirose, 2005 | DidemnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplosoma singulare Lafargue, 1968 | DidemnidaeChordata | 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.
- Eldredge, L. (1967). A taxonomic reviev of Indo-Pacific didemnid ascidians and descriptions of twentythree central Pacific species. Micronesia, 2: 161–261. 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:36N6P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.