Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816)
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
- Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816)
- Name authority
- (Savigny, 1816)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Styelidae
- Genus
- Polycarpa
- 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
- familyStyelidae Herdman, 1881
- genusPolycarpa Heller, 1877
- speciesPolycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Polycarpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Polycarpa albopunctata (Sluiter, 1904) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa ambonensis (Sluiter, 1904) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa argentata (Sluiter, 1890) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa arnbackae Monniot F., 1964 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa aspera (Herdman, 1886) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa atromarginata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2003 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa aurita (Sluiter, 1890) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa beuziti Monniot C., 1970 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa biscayensis Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa captiosa (Sluiter, 1885) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polycarpa caudata Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974 | StyelidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cynthia granulata Alder, 1863 Alder, 1863 | synonym |
| Cynthia pomaria Savigny, 1816 Savigny, 1816 | synonym |
| Cynthia sulcatula Alder, 1863 Alder, 1863 | synonym |
| Pandocia pomaria (Savigny, 1816) (Savigny, 1816) | synonym |
| Polycarpa informis (Forbes, 1848) (Forbes, 1848) | synonym |
| Polycarpa mayeri Traustedt, 1883 Traustedt, 1883 | synonym |
| Pyura scabriscula Sars, 1870 Sars, 1870 | synonym |
| Styela apalina Alder & Hancock, 1907 Alder & Hancock, 1907 | synonym |
| Styela granulata (Alder, 1863) (Alder, 1863) | synonym |
| Styela informis Forbes, 1848 Forbes, 1848 | synonym |
| Styela sulcatula (Alder, 1863) (Alder, 1863) | synonym |
| Styela opalina Alder, 1863 Alder, 1863 | synonym |
| Cynthia quadrangularis (Forbes, 1848) (Forbes, 1848) | synonym |
| Cynthia tuberosa MacGillivray, 1844 MacGillivray, 1844 | synonym |
| Distomus mamillaris Pallas, 1774 Pallas, 1774 | synonym |
| Styela quadrangularis Forbes, 1848 Forbes, 1848 | synonym |
| Styela tuberosa (MacGillivray, 1844) (MacGillivray, 1844) | synonym |
| Polycarpa varians Heller, 1877 Heller, 1877 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103909 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:4L38Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.