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Polyzoa (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Tunicata

Order
  
Stolidobranchia

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Ascidiacea

Family
  
Styelidae

Similar
  
Symplegma, Styelidae, Polyandrocarpa, Polycarpa, Botryllus

Polyzoa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. In old literature Polyzoa was used as the name of the phylum Bryozoa.

Species within the genus Polyzoa include:

  • Polyzoa atlantica Sanamyan et al., 2009
  • Polyzoa exigua Kott, 1990
  • Polyzoa insularis Millar, 1967
  • Polyzoa minor Monniot, 1970
  • Polyzoa nodosa Kott, 1990
  • Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa pacifica Tokioka, 1951
  • Polyzoa translucida Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
  • Polyzoa vesiculiphora Tokioka, 1951
  • Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915)
  • Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Polyzoa coccinea (Cunningham, 1871): synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa depressa (Oka, 1926): synonym of Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915)
  • Polyzoa falclandica Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa falklandica Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa gordiana Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa herdmani Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa lennoxensis Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa pictonis Michaelsen, 1900: synonym of Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830
  • Polyzoa reticulata (Herdman, 1886): synonym of Chorizocormus reticulatus Herdman, 1886
  • Polyzoa sagamiana Tokioka, 1953: synonym of Polyzoa violacea (Oka, 1915)
  • References

    Polyzoa (genus) Wikipedia