''Distaplia'' is a genus of

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 belonging to the family

Holozoidae Holozoidae is a family of tunicate, sea squirts in the order Aplousobranchia. Genera *''Distaplia'' *''Hypodistoma'' *''Hypsistozoa '' *''Neodistoma'' *''Polydistoma'' *''Protoholozoa'' *''Pseudoplacentela'' *''Sigillina'' *''Sycozoa'' Referen ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

. Species: *'' Distaplia alaidi'' *'' Distaplia alaskensis'' *'' Distaplia arnbackae'' *'' Distaplia australiensis'' *'' Distaplia bermudensis'' *'' Distaplia caerulea'' *'' Distaplia capensis'' *'' Distaplia clavata'' *'' Distaplia colligans'' *'' Distaplia concreta'' *'' Distaplia corolla'' *'' Distaplia crassa'' *'' Distaplia cuscina'' *'' Distaplia cuspidis'' *'' Distaplia cylindrica'' *'' Distaplia dubia'' *'' Distaplia durbanensis'' *'' Distaplia florida'' *'' Distaplia fortuita'' *'' Distaplia galatheae'' *'' Distaplia garstangi'' *'' Distaplia intermedia'' *'' Distaplia kerguelense'' *'' Distaplia knoxi'' *'' Distaplia livida'' *'' Distaplia lubrica'' *'' Distaplia lucillae'' *'' Distaplia magnilarva'' *'' Distaplia marplesi'' *'' Distaplia matua'' *'' Distaplia megathorax'' *'' Distaplia micropnoa'' *'' Distaplia mikropnoa'' *'' Distaplia miyose'' *'' Distaplia muriella'' *'' Distaplia nathensis'' *'' Distaplia naufragii'' *'' Distaplia occidentalis'' *'' Distaplia pallida'' *'' Distaplia progressa'' *'' Distaplia prolifera'' *'' Distaplia racemosa'' *'' Distaplia regina'' *'' Distaplia retinaculata'' *'' Distaplia rosea'' *'' Distaplia rzhavskii'' *'' Distaplia skoogi'' *'' Distaplia smithi'' *'' Distaplia stylifera'' *'' Distaplia systematica'' *'' Distaplia tahihuero'' *'' Distaplia taylori'' *'' Distaplia tokiokai'' *'' Distaplia turboensis'' *'' Distaplia unigermis'' *'' Distaplia vallii'' *'' Distaplia violetta'' *'' Distaplia viridis''

References

Holozoidae Tunicate genera {{Tunicata-stub