''Cystodytes'' is a genus of
tunicates belonging to the family
Polycitoridae
Polycitoridae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Aplousobranchia.
Genera:
* '' Archidistoma'' Garstang, 1891
* '' Brevicollus'' Kott, 1990
* '' Cystodytes'' Drasche, 1884
* ''Eucoelium'' Savigny, 1816
* ''Eudistoma'' Caullery, 1909 ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Cystodytes antarcticus''
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Cystodytes dellechiajei''
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Cystodytes denudatus''
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Cystodytes durus''
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Cystodytes fuscus''
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Cystodytes guinensis''
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Cystodytes inflatus''
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Cystodytes lobatus''
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Cystodytes luteus''
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Cystodytes morifer''
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Cystodytes mucosus''
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Cystodytes multipapillatus''
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Cystodytes philippinensis''
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Cystodytes planus''
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Cystodytes punctatus''
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Cystodytes ramosus''
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Cystodytes roseolus''
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Cystodytes rufus''
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Cystodytes semicataphractus''
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Cystodytes senegalense''
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Cystodytes solitus''
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Cystodytes variabilis''
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Cystodytes violatinctus''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4919935
Tunicates