Bostrichobranchus

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Tunicata Order Stolidobranchia Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Class Ascidiacea Family Molgulidae
Similar Molgula oculata, Molgula, Ascidiidae

Bostrichobranchus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Molgulidae.

Species within the genus Bostrichobranchus include:

Bostrichobranchus digonas Abbott, 1951

Bostrichobranchus pilularis (Verrill, 1871)

Bostrichobranchus septum Monniot, 1978

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

Bostrichobranchus manhattensis Traustedt, 1883: synonym of Bostrichobranchus pilularis (Verrill, 1871)

Bostrichobranchus molguloides Metcalf, 1900: synonym of Bostrichobranchus pilularis (Verrill, 1871)

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