Molgula conchata Sluiter, 1898
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
- Molgula conchata Sluiter, 1898
- Name authority
- Sluiter, 1898
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Molgulidae
- Genus
- Molgula
- 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
- familyMolgulidae Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877
- genusMolgula Forbes, 1848
- speciesMolgula conchata Sluiter, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Molgula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Molgula aidae Oka, 1914 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula antiborealis Millar, 1967 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula appendiculata Heller, 1877 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sea grapesMolgula arenata Stimpson, 1852 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula azorensis Monniot C., 1971 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula bathybia (Hartmeyer, 1912) | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904) | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula brieni Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1976 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula celata (Michaelsen, 1914) | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula celtica Monniot C., 1970 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sea grapesMolgula complanata Alder & Hancock, 1870 | MolgulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Molgula fortuita Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1984 | MolgulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Molgula congata Sluiter, 1898 Sluiter, 1898 | synonym |
| Ctenicella natalensis Michaelsen, 1918 Michaelsen, 1918 | synonym |
| Molgula natalensis (Michaelsen, 1918) (Michaelsen, 1918) | synonym |
| Ctenicella conchata (Sluiter, 1898) (Sluiter, 1898) | 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.
- Sluiter, C. P. (1898). Beitrage zur kenntnis der fauna von Sud-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. II. Tunicaten von Süd-Afrika. Zool. Jahrb., Syst, 11: 1–64. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.26904 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:43VDW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.