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Pseudodistoma brieni Peres, 1949

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 brieni Peres, 1949
Name authority
Peres, 1949
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
  6. orderAplousobranchia Lahille, 1886
  7. familyPseudodistomidae Harant, 1931
  8. genusPseudodistoma Michaelsen, 1924
  9. speciesPseudodistoma brieni Peres, 1949

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudodistoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudodistoma arborescens Millar, 1967PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma aureum (Brewin, 1957)PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma australe Kott, 1957PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma citrinum Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2006PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma crucigaster Gaill, 1972PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma cyrnusense Pérès, 1952PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma fragile Tokioka, 1958PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma inflatum Kott, 1992PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma megalarva Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma michaelseni Millar, 1968PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma novaezelandiae (Brewin, 1950)PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudodistoma opacum (Brewin, 1950)PseudodistomidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 31 records assigned to Pseudodistomidae.

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.

  1. Pérès, J.-M. (1949). Contribution à l’étude des Ascidies de la côte occidentale d’Afrique. Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Afrique Noire, 11: 159–207. 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:4NWC6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.