Pseudodistoma australe Kott, 1957
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
- Pseudodistoma australe Kott, 1957
- Name authority
- Kott, 1957
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Aplousobranchia
- Family
- Pseudodistomidae
- Genus
- Pseudodistoma
- 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
- familyPseudodistomidae Harant, 1931
- genusPseudodistoma Michaelsen, 1924
- speciesPseudodistoma australe Kott, 1957
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudodistoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudodistoma arborescens Millar, 1967 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma aureum (Brewin, 1957) | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma brieni Peres, 1949 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma citrinum Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2006 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma crucigaster Gaill, 1972 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma cyrnusense Pérès, 1952 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma fragile Tokioka, 1958 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott, 1992 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma megalarva Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma michaelseni Millar, 1968 | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma novaezelandiae (Brewin, 1950) | PseudodistomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudodistoma opacum (Brewin, 1950) | PseudodistomidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pseudodistoma australis Kott, 1957 Kott, 1957 | 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.
- Kott, P. (1957). The ascidians of Australia. 2. Aplousobranchiata Lahille: Clavelinidae Forbes & Hanley and Polyclinidae Verrill. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Pes., 8. https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9570064 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:4NWC4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.