''Boltenia'' is a
genus
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of
ascidian
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer test or "tunic" made of the polysaccharid ...
tunicate
Tunicates are marine invertebrates belonging to the subphylum Tunicata ( ). This grouping 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 Regi ...
.
Species within the genus ''Boltenia'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Boltenia'' Savigny, 1816 .
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.
* ''
Boltenia africana''
Millar, 1962
* ''
Boltenia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Boltenia hirta''
Monniot & Monniot, 1977
* ''
Boltenia iburi''
(Oka, 1934)
* ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Boltenia pilosa''
(Millar, 1955)
* ''
Boltenia polyplacoderma''
Lambert, 1993
* ''
Boltenia transversaria''
(Sluiter, 1904)
* ''
Boltenia villosa''
(Stimpson, 1864)
* ''
Boltenia yossiloya''
Shenkar & Lambert, 2010
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* ''Boltenia antarctica''
Beneden & Selys-Longchamps, 1913: synonym of ''
Pyura georgiana''
(Michaelsen, 1898)
* ''Boltenia arctica''
(Hartmeyer, 1899): synonym of ''
Boltenia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia australiensis''
Carter, 1885: synonym of ''
Pyura spinifera
''Pyura spinifera'', commonly called the sea tulip, is a species of Sessility (zoology), sessile ascidiacea, ascidian that lives in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). As with almost all other ascidians, sea tulips are f ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Boltenia australis''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of ''
Pyura australis''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Boltenia beringi''
Dall, 1872: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia beringia''
Dall, 1872: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia bolteni''
(Linnaeus, 1771): synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia bouvetensis''
Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of ''
Pyura bouvetensis''
(Michaelsen, 1904)
* ''Boltenia burkhardti''
Binney, 1870: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia carnea''
: synonym of ''
Pyura carnea
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including '' Pyura chilensis'' are commercially fished.
Sp ...
''
Brewin, 1948
* ''Boltenia ciliata''
Moeller, 1842: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia clavata''
Mueller, 1776: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia coacta''
Gould, 1852: synonym of ''
Pyura legumen''
(Lesson, 1830)
* ''Boltenia coarcta''
Gould, 1852: synonym of ''
Pyura legumen''
(Lesson, 1830)
* ''Boltenia elegans''
Herdman, 1881: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia fusiformis''
Savigny, 1816: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia georgiana''
Michaelsen, 1898: synonym of ''
Pyura georgiana''
(Michaelsen, 1898)
* ''Boltenia gibbosa''
(Heller, 1878): synonym of ''
Pyura gibbosa''
(Heller, 1878)
* ''Boltenia hirsuta''
(Agassiz, 1850): synonym of ''
Boltenia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia legumen''
Lesson, 1830: synonym of ''
Pyura legumen''
(Lesson, 1830)
* ''Boltenia microcosmus''
Agassiz, 1850: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia oviformis''
(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia pachydermatina''
Herdman, 1881: synonym of ''
Pyura pachydermatina''
(Herdman, 1881)
* ''Boltenia pedunculata''
Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''
Pyura pachydermatina''
(Herdman, 1881)
* ''Boltenia reniformis''
MacLeay, 1825: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia rubra''
Stimpson, 1852: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia salebrosa''
Sluiter, 1905: synonym of ''
Pyura bouvetensis''
(Michaelsen, 1904)
* ''Boltenia scotti''
Herdman, 1910: synonym of ''
Pyura bouvetensis''
(Michaelsen, 1904)
* ''Boltenia spinifera''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of ''
Pyura spinifera
''Pyura spinifera'', commonly called the sea tulip, is a species of Sessility (zoology), sessile ascidiacea, ascidian that lives in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). As with almost all other ascidians, sea tulips are f ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Boltenia spinosa''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of ''
Pyura spinifera
''Pyura spinifera'', commonly called the sea tulip, is a species of Sessility (zoology), sessile ascidiacea, ascidian that lives in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). As with almost all other ascidians, sea tulips are f ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Boltenia thompsoni''
Hartmeyer, 1903: synonym of ''
Boltenia ovifera''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Boltenia tuberculata''
Herdman, 1891: synonym of ''
Pyura spinifera
''Pyura spinifera'', commonly called the sea tulip, is a species of Sessility (zoology), sessile ascidiacea, ascidian that lives in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). As with almost all other ascidians, sea tulips are f ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Boltenia turqueti''
Sluiter, 1905: synonym of ''
Pyura bouvetensis''
(Michaelsen, 1904)
References
Pyuridae
Tunicate genera
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