''Culeolus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ''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 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''
(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 of ...
''
(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
Pyuridae
Tunicate genera
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