''Corella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sea squirts
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class (biology), class in the subphylum Tunicate, Tunicata of sac-like marine (ocean), marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians ar ...
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 ...
. The genome of ''Corella inflata'' has been sequenced which has provided insight into tunicate evolution
Genera
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
includes the following species in this genus:
[
*'' Corella aequabilis'' Sluiter, 1904
*'' Corella antarctica'' Sluiter, 1905
*'' Corella borealis'' Traustedt, 1886
*'' Corella brewinae'' Monniot F., 2013
*'' Corella eumyota'' Traustedt, 1882
*'' Corella halli'' Kott, 1951
*'' Corella inflata'' Huntsman, 1912
*'' Corella japonica'' Herdman, 1880
*'' Corella minuta'' Traustedt, 1882
*'' Corella parallelogramma'' (Müller, 1776)
*'' Corella willmeriana'' Herdman, 1898
]
References
External links
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Enterogona
Tunicate genera
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