''Culeolus'' is a
genus
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of
ascidian 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.
Species within the genus ''Culeolus'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Culeolus'' Herdman, 1881 .
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.
* ''
Culeolus annulatus''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Culeolus anonymus''
Monniot & Monniot, 1976
* ''
Culeolus antarcticus''
Vinogradova, 1962
*''
Culeolus barryi''
* ''
Culeolus caudatus''
Monniot & Monniot, 1991
* ''
Culeolus easteeri''
Tokioka, 1967
* ''
Culeolus easteri''
Tokioka, 1967
* ''
Culeolus elegans''
Monniot & Monniot, 1991
* ''
Culeolus gigas''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Culeolus herdmani''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Culeolus hospitalis''
Monniot & Monniot, 2003
* ''
Culeolus likae''
Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
* ''
Culeolus longipedunculatus''
Vinogradova, 1970
* ''
Culeolus moseleyi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''
Culeolus murrayi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''
Culeolus nadejdae''
Sanamyan, 1992
* ''
Culeolus parvus''
Millar, 1970
* ''
Culeolus pinguis''
Monniot & Monniot, 1982
* ''
Culeolus pyramidalis''
Ritter, 1907
* ''
Culeolus quadrula''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Culeolus recumbens''
Herdman, 1881
* ''
Culeolus robustus''
Vinogradova, 1970
* ''
Culeolus sluiteri''
Ritter, 1913
* ''
Culeolus suhmi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''
Culeolus tenuis''
Vinogradova, 1970
* ''
Culeolus thysanotus''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Culeolus wyville-thomsoni''
Herdman, 1881
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* ''Culeolus littoralis''
Kott, 1956: synonym of ''
Pyura littoralis
''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.
Specie ...
''
(Kott, 1956)
* ''Culeolus moseley''
Herdman, 1881: synonym of ''
Culeolus moseleyi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''Culeolus perlucidus''
Herdman, 1881: synonym of ''
Fungulus perlucidus
Fungulus is a genus of marine tunicates.Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Fungulus''.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 o ...
''
(Herdman, 1881)
* ''Culeolus tanneri''
Verrill, 1885: synonym of ''
Culeolus suhmi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''Culeolus uschakovi''
Redikorzev, 1941: synonym of ''
Culeolus suhmi''
Herdman, 1881
* ''Culeolus wyvillethomsoni''
Herdman, 1881: synonym of ''
Culeolus wyville-thomsoni''
Herdman, 1881
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate genera
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