| Citation | Monniot, F. and C. Monniot, 2001 Ascidians from the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystema 23(2):248-336. | |
| Ref. | 1661 Monniot, F. and C. Monniot, 2001 | |
| Page | 235 | |
| Named Used as Valid | Cystodytes aucklandicus | |
| Comment | Cystodytes hapu and Cystodytes aucklandicus are both used as valid. | |
| Locality | Cystodytes aucklandicus: New Zealand; Cystodytes hapu: New Caledonia. | |
| Distribution | Cystodytes aucklandicus: Micronesia; Cystodytes hapu: Polynesia, Palau, Maldives. |