Alloeocarpa aequatorialis Millar, 1953
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
- Alloeocarpa aequatorialis Millar, 1953
- Name authority
- Millar, 1953
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Styelidae
- Genus
- Alloeocarpa
- 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
- genusAlloeocarpa Michaelsen, 1900
- speciesAlloeocarpa aequatorialis Millar, 1953
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alloeocarpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alloeocarpa bigyna Monniot C., 1978 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alloeocarpa affinis Bovien, 1921 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alloeocarpa bacca Ärnbäck, 1929 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alloeocarpa incrustans (Herdman, 1886) | StyelidaeChordata | 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.
- Millar, R. H. (1953). On the collection of ascidians from the Gold Coast. Proc. Zool. Oc. London, 123. 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:BWH7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.