''Claudenus'' is a

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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" ...

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Pyuridae Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.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 Regis ...

. Species within the genus ''Claudenus'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)
''Claudenus'' Kott, 1998 .
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. * ''

Claudenus antipodus ''Claudenus'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae. Species within the genus ''Claudenus'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Claudenus'' Kott, 1998 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Sw ...

'' (Kott, 1972) Species names currently considered to be synonyms: * ''Claudenus antipoda'' (Kott, 1972): synonym of ''

'' (Kott, 1972) * ''Claudenus appendiculata'' (Heller, 1877): synonym of ''

Molgula appendiculata ''Molgula'', or sea grapes, are very common, globular, individual marine tunicates roughly the size of grapes.Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2012). Molgula Forbes, 1848. In: Noa Shenkar, Arjan Gittenberger, Gretchen Lambert, Marc Rius, Rosana Moreira ...

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