''Ihlea'' 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

Salpidae A salp (: salps, also known colloquially as “sea grape”) or salpa (: salpae or salpas) is a barrel-shaped, planktonic tunicate in the family Salpidae. The salp moves by contracting its gelatinous body in order to pump water through it; it ...

. The species of this genus are found in America, Australia, Antarctica. Species: *'' Ihlea magalhanica'' *''

Ihlea punctata ''Ihlea'' 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 vertebr ...

'' *'' Ihlea racovitzai''

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Salpidae Tunicate genera {{Tunicata-stub