This large, common species was previously confused with Herdmania momus.
Identifiers:
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:768c48e8-cf8e-466e-9f39-b22544c4f611
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:250691
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2022-06-23 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences)
Kott, P., 2002. The genus Herdmania Lahille, 1888 (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) in Australian waters., Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society, Vol. 134: 359-374.
Scientific Name verified against:
Monniot, F., Debitus, C., 2015. Redescription of Herdmania papietensis Herdman, 1882 (Ascidiacea, Pyuridae) from Polynesia., Zootaxa, Vol. 3911(2): 294-300.