Asterocarpa
Appearance
Asterocarpa | |
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Asterocarpa coerulea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Stolidobranchia |
Family: | Styelidae |
Genus: | Asterocarpa Brewin, 1946 |
Species | |
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Asterocarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
Species within the genus Asterocarpa include:[1]
- Asterocarpa coerulea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Asterocarpa cerea (Sluiter, 1900): synonym of Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)
References
- ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Asterocarpa Brewin, 1946. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-23