Polyclinum laxum Van Name, 1945
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
- Polyclinum laxum Van Name, 1945
- Name authority
- Van Name, 1945
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Aplousobranchia
- Family
- Polyclinidae
- Genus
- Polyclinum
- 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
- familyPolyclinidae Milne Edwards, 1841
- genusPolyclinum Savigny, 1816
- speciesPolyclinum laxum Van Name, 1945
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Polyclinum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Polyclinum arenosum (Sluiter, 1898) | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum aurantium Milne Edwards, 1841 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum circulatum Jensen, 1980 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum complanatum Herdman, 1899 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum corbis Kott, 2003 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum fungosum Herdman, 1886 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum hesperium Savigny, 1816 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum hospitale Sluiter, 1909 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum isiacum Savigny, 1816 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum marsupiale Kott, 1963 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum meridianum Sluiter, 1900 | PolyclinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyclinum michaelseni Brewin, 1956 | PolyclinidaeChordata | 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.
- Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 84: 1–476. 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:4L4JS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.