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Distomus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Tunicata

Order
  
Stolidobranchia

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Ascidiacea

Family
  
Styelidae

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Distomus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.

Species within the genus Distomus include:

  • Distomus antiborealis Monniot, Monniot, Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
  • Distomus fuscus Delle Chiaje, 1841
  • Distomus hupferi (Michaelsen, 1904)
  • Distomus malayensis Sluiter, 1919
  • Distomus pacificus Monniot & Monniot, 1991
  • Distomus rudentiformis (Sluiter, 1915)
  • Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
  • Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Distomus crystallinus (Renier, 1804): synonym of Polycitor crystallinus (Renier, 1804)
  • Distomus diptychos Hartmeyer, 1919: synonym of Stolonica diptycha (Hartmeyer, 1919)
  • Distomus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Botryllus elegans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Distomus kukenthali (Gottschaldt, 1894): synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
  • Distomus mamillaris Gaertner, 1774: synonym of Polycarpa mamillaris (Gaertner, 1774)
  • Distomus vitreum : synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
  • References

    Distomus Wikipedia