''Bostrichobranchus'' is a
genus
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of
ascidian
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" ...
tunicate
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s in the
family
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Molgulidae
Molgulidae is a Family (biology), family of tunicates in the Class (biology), class Ascidiacea. Following a revision in 2007, the family Hexacrobylidae was synonymized with Molgulidae.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the follo ...
.
Species within the genus ''Bostrichobranchus'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Bostrichobranchus'' Traustedt, 1883 .
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 2015-12-29.
* ''
Bostrichobranchus digonas''
Abbott, 1951
* ''
Bostrichobranchus pilularis''
(Verrill, 1871)
* ''
Bostrichobranchus septum''
Monniot, 1978
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* ''Bostrichobranchus manhattensis''
Traustedt, 1883: synonym of ''
Bostrichobranchus pilularis''
(Verrill, 1871)
* ''Bostrichobranchus molguloides''
Metcalf, 1900: synonym of ''
Bostrichobranchus pilularis''
(Verrill, 1871)
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate genera
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