''Polycitor'' 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
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, 190 ...
.
The genus has almost
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
Species:
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Polycitor adriaticus''
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Polycitor africanus''
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Polycitor annulus''
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Polycitor aurantiacus''
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Polycitor calamus''
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Polycitor cerasus''
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Polycitor circes''
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Polycitor clava''
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Polycitor columna''
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Polycitor crypticus''
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Polycitor crystallinus''
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Polycitor cuneatus''
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Polycitor emergens''
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Polycitor epicolon''
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Polycitor giganteus''
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Polycitor glareosus''
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Polycitor luderitzi''
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Polycitor nitidus''
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Polycitor nubilus''
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Polycitor obeliscus''
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Polycitor porrecta''
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Polycitor profundus''
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Polycitor proliferus''
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Polycitor protectans''
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Polycitor psammophorus''
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Polycitor searli''
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Polycitor spirifer''
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Polycitor subarborensis''
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Polycitor torensis''
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Polycitor translucidus''
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Polycitor violaceus''
References
Aplousobranchia
Tunicate genera
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