''Microcosmus'' is a genus of
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
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 Regis ...
, containing the following species:
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Microcosmus albidus''
Michaelsen, 1904
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Microcosmus anchylodeirus''
Traustedt, 1883
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Microcosmus anomalocarpus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*''Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*''Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*'' Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
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Millar, 1988
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Microcosmus arenaceus''
Sluiter, 1904
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Microcosmus australis
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*''Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*''Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*''Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
*''Microcosm ...
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Herdman, 1898
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Microcosmus bitunicatus''
Monniot & Monniot, 2001
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Microcosmus claudicans
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
*''Microcosmus albidus'' Michaelsen, 1904
*''Microcosmus anchylodeirus'' Traustedt, 1883
*''Microcosmus anomalocarpus'' Millar, 1988
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(Savigny, 1816)
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Microcosmus curvus
''Microcosmus'' is a genus of tunicates in the family Pyuridae, containing the following species:
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