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Didemnum perlucidum

Didemnum perlucidum

Monniot F., 1983

GBIF:157129936

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(35)

Indonesia
introduced
Gulf of Mexico
introduced
Panama
introduced
United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Hawaii)
introduced
Panama
introduced
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam part of the Philippine Sea
introduced
Panama
introduced
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam part of the Philippine Sea
introduced
Panama
introduced
Pacific Coast of Panama
introduced
Ecuadorian part of the South Pacific Ocean (Galapagos)
introduced
Japan
uncertain
Venezuelan Antilles
uncertain
French Exclusive Economic Zone (French Polynesia)
uncertain
French Exclusive Economic Zone (New Caledonia)
Australian part of the Indian Ocean(AU)
introduced
Australian part of the Indian Ocean(AU)
introduced
Australian part of the Indian Ocean(AU)
introduced
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)
introduced
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)
introduced
Pelican Cays(BZ)
uncertain
Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea(CO)
uncertain
Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean(CR)
introduced
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)
introduced
Guadalupe Island(MX)
uncertain
Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone(PH)
introduced
Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Madeira)(PT)
uncertain
Palauan Exclusive Economic Zone(PW)
uncertain
Dakar Region(SN)
Dakar Region(SN)
United States Exclusive Economic Zone(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
Texas(US)
introduced

DATA

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CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 37 proteins)

NCBI:txid1157906

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(6)

  • 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

    Dias, J.; Rocha, R.M.; Godwin, S.; Tovar-Hernández, M. A.; Delahoz, M.; McKirdy, S.; De Lestang, P.; McDonald, J.; Snow, M. (2016). Investigating the cryptogenic status of the sea squirt Didemnum perlucidum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) in Australia based on a molecular study of its global distribution. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 11(3): 239-245.

    additional source
  • 3

    Kremer, L. P.; Rocha, R. M.; Roper, J. J. (2009). An experimental test of colonization ability in the potentially invasive Didemnum perlucidum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). <em>Biol Invasions.</em> 12(6), 1581-1590.

  • 4

    Monniot, F. (1983). Ascidies littorales de Guadeloupe. 1. Didemnidae. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, ser.4.</em> 5, A(1): 3-49.

    original description
  • 5

    Monniot, F.; Monniot, C. (1997). Ascidians Collected in Tanzania. <em>Journal of East African Natural History.</em> 86(1), 1-35.

    basis of record
  • 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
    157129936
    Dataset Key
    0a2eaf0c-5504-4f48-a47f-c94229029dc8
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2329727
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212506
    Last Crawled
    6/10/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/10/2026