''Chelyosoma'' is a genus of
tunicates
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one tim ...
belonging to the family
Corellidae
Corellidae is a family of sea squirts belonging to the suborder Phlebobranchia.
Genera
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
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Chelyosoma columbianum''
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Chelyosoma dofleini''
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Chelyosoma inaequale''
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Chelyosoma macleayanum''
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Chelyosoma orientale''
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Chelyosoma productum''
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Chelyosoma sibogae''
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Chelyosoma siboja''
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Chelyosoma yezoense''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4919289
Tunicates