''Microcosmus'' is a genus of
tunicate
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 time ...
s in the
family
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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 ...
, containing the following species:
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Microcosmus albidus''
Michaelsen, 1904
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Microcosmus anchylodeirus''
Traustedt, 1883
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Microcosmus anomalocarpus''
Millar, 1988
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Microcosmus arenaceus''
Sluiter, 1904
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Microcosmus australis''
Herdman, 1898
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Microcosmus bitunicatus''
Monniot & Monniot, 2001
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Microcosmus claudicans''
(Savigny, 1816)
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Microcosmus curvus''
Tokioka, 1954
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Microcosmus exasperatus''
Heller, 1878
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Microcosmus glacialis
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
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(Sars, 1859)
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Microcosmus hartmeyeri''
Oka, 1906
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Microcosmus helleri''
Herdman, 1881
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Microcosmus hernius
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
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(Monniot & Monniot, 1973)
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Microcosmus hirsutus''
Sluiter, 1900
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Microcosmus longicloa''
Monniot & Monniot, 1991
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Microcosmus madagascariensis''
Michaelsen, 1918
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Microcosmus miniaceus''
Sluiter, 1900
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Microcosmus multiplicatus''
Tokioka, 1952
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Microcosmus multitentaculatus''
Tokioka, 1953
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Microcosmus nudistigma
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
C. Monniot, 1962
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Microcosmus oligophyllus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
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Heller, 1878
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Microcosmus pacificus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
Monniot & Monniot, 2001
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Microcosmus planus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
Kott, 1975
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Microcosmus polymorphus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
Heller, 1877
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Microcosmus propinquus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
Herdman, 1881
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Microcosmus psammiferus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*'' Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*'' Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*'' Micro ...
''
Monniot, Monniot, Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
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Microcosmus pupa''
(Savigny, 1816)
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Microcosmus sabatieri
''Microcosmus sabatieri'', commonly called the grooved sea squirt, sea fig, or violet, is a species of tunicates (sea squirts). The species has a rocky-shape appearance. It is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is used as food in parts ...
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Roule, 1885
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Microcosmus santoensis''
Monniot & Monniot, 2003
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Microcosmus savignyi''
Monniot, 1962
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Microcosmus senegalensis''
Michaelsen, 1915
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Microcosmus squamiger''
Michaelsen, 1927
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Microcosmus stoloniferus''
Kott, 1952
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Microcosmus trigonimus''
Millar, 1955
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Microcosmus tuberculatus''
Kott, 1985
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Microcosmus vesiculosus''
Monniot & Monniot, 2001
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Microcosmus vulgaris''
Heller, 1877
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate genera
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