| Citation | Primo, C. and E. Vazquez, 2004 Zoogeography of the southern African ascidian fauna. Journal of Biogeography 31:1987-2009. |
| Ref. | 1756 Primo, C. and E. Vazquez, 2004 |
| Page | 2000-2004 |
| Named Used as Valid | Styela canopus |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | South Africa, Indo-West Pacific, South Australia, Japan, West Pacific Boreal, East and West Atlantic Boreal, Mediterranean Atlantic, Carolina Region, South and East South America. |