''Stolonica'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ascidian
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer test or "tunic" made of the polysaccharid ...
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 in the
family
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Styelidae
Styelidae is a family of ascidian tunicates.
Genera
*'' Alloeocarpa'' Michaelsen, 1900
*'' Arnbackia'' Brewin, 1950
*''Asterocarpa'' Brewin, 1946
*'' Bathyoncus'' Herdman, 1882
*'' Bathystyeloides'' Seeliger, 1907
*'' Berillia'' Brewin, 1952
* ...
.
Species within the genus ''Stolonica'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Stolonica'' Lacaze-Duthiers & Délage, 1892 .
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 Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-23
* ''
Stolonica agnata''
Kott, 1985
* ''
Stolonica aluta''
Kott, 1985
* ''
Stolonica australis''
Michaelsen, 1927
* ''
Stolonica bigyna''
Monniot & Monniot, 2001
* ''
Stolonica brevigastra''
Kott, 2003
* ''
Stolonica carnosa''
Millar, 1963
* ''
Stolonica conglutinata''
Sluiter, 1915
* ''
Stolonica diptycha''
(Hartmeyer, 1919)
* ''
Stolonica duploplicata''
Sluiter, 1913
* ''
Stolonica inhacae''
(Millar, 1956)
* ''
Stolonica laboutei''
(Monniot, 1988)
* ''
Stolonica laevis''
Monniot, 2002
* ''
Stolonica limbata''
Monniot & Monniot, 1996
* ''
Stolonica malayanus''
(Sluiter, 1915)
* ''
Stolonica michaelseni''
( Brewin, 1956)
* ''
Stolonica multitestis''
Monniot, 2001
* ''
Stolonica nodula''
(Kott, 1985)
* ''
Stolonica paucigonas''
(Monniot & Monniot, 1984)
* ''
Stolonica prolifera''
Sluiter, 1905
* ''
Stolonica reducta''
(Sluiter, 1904)
* ''
Stolonica sabulosa''
Monniot, 1972
* ''
Stolonica schauinslandi''
(Michaelsen, 1922)
* ''
Stolonica sigma''
Tokioka, 1952
* ''
Stolonica socialis''
Hartmeyer, 1903
* ''
Stolonica truncata''
Kott, 1972
* ''
Stolonica variata''
Monniot, 1988
* ''
Stolonica vermiculata''
Kott, 2005
* ''
Stolonica vesicularis''
Van Name, 1918
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* ''Stolonica pacificus''
(Monniot & Monniot, 1991): synonym of ''
Distomus pacificus''
Monniot & Monniot, 1991
* ''Stolonica styeliformis''
Van Name, 1918: synonym of ''
Stolonica duploplicata''
Sluiter, 1913
* ''Stolonica variolosus''
(Gärtner in Pallas, 1774): synonym of ''
Distomus variolosus''
Gaertner, 1774
* ''Stolonica zorritensis''
Van Name, 1931: synonym of ''
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis''
(Van Name, 1931)
References
Styelidae
Tunicate genera
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