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Microcosmus exasperatus

Microcosmus exasperatus

Heller, 1878

GBIF:157129861

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(9)

Mediterranean Sea
introduced
Panama
uncertain
Pacific Coast of Panama
uncertain
Ecuadorian part of the South Pacific Ocean (Galapagos)
introduced
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)
introduced
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TN)
introduced
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TN)
introduced
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TN)
introduced
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea(TR)
introduced

DATA

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CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 9 proteins)

NCBI:txid1789648

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(12)

  • 1

    Cole, L. and G. Lambert. 2009. Tunicata (Urochordata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1209–1216 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

    additional source
  • 2

    Heller, C. (1878). Beitrage zur nahern Kenntniss der Tunicaten. <em>Sitzber. Acad. Wiss. Wien.</em> 77(1): 2-28.

    original description
  • 3

    Izquierdo-Muñoz, A.; Díaz-Valdés, M.; Ramos-Esplá, A.A. (2009). Recent non-indigenous ascidians in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 4(1): 59-64.

  • 4

    Kott, P. (1985). The Australian Ascidiacea part 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. <em>Mem Qd Mus.</em> 23: 1-440.

    additional source
  • 5

    Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    WRiMS

    WRiMS

    checklist

    The World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS, https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced) records which marine species in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS, https://www.marinespecies.org, https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/347) have been introduced deliberately or accidentally by human activities to geographic areas outside their native range. It excludes species that colonized new locations naturally (so called ‘range extensions’), even if in response to climate change. The dataset is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each taxon: the scientific name, higher classification, stable identifiers linking to taxon and scientific name information, taxonomic status, and nomenclatural status, the vernacular names, the region of introduction and associated country, as well as the year of the first introduction (first collection) and/or last assessment/observation in this region, coarse habitat information, and the pathway(s) of introduction and invasion stage. We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.

    Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced on 2026-06-01. doi:10.14284/347 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    157129861
    Dataset Key
    0a2eaf0c-5504-4f48-a47f-c94229029dc8
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    5200684
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103838
    Last Crawled
    6/10/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/10/2026