Perophora regina Goodbody & Cole, 1987
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
- Perophora regina Goodbody & Cole, 1987
- Name authority
- Goodbody & Cole, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Phlebobranchia
- Family
- Perophoridae
- Genus
- Perophora
- 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
- orderPhlebobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyPerophoridae Giard, 1872
- genusPerophora Wiegmann, 1835
- speciesPerophora regina Goodbody & Cole, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Perophora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Perophora annectens Ritter, 1893 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora bermudensis Berrill, 1932 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora jacerens (Tokioka, 1954) | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora modificata Kott, 1985 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora multiclathrata (Sluiter, 1904) | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora multistigmata Kott, 1952 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora namei Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora sabulosa Kott, 1990 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora tokarae (Tokioka, 1954) | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora longigaster Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora clavata Kott, 1985 | PerophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Perophora hornelli Herdman, 1906 | PerophoridaeChordata | 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.
- Goodbody, I., & Cole, L. (1987). A new species of Perophora (Ascidiacea) from western Atlantic, including observations on muscle action in related species. Bull. Mar. Sci., 40. 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:4F8NW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.