''Chelyosoma'' is a genus of
tunicates belonging to the family
Corellidae
Corellidae is a family of sea squirts belonging to the suborder Phlebobranchia.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in this family:
*'' Abyssascidia'' Herdman, 1880
*''Chelyosoma
''Chelyosoma'' is a genus ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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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