Asterocarpa

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

Asterocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Ascidiacea
Order:
Stolidobranchia
Family:
Styelidae
Genus:
Asterocarpa

Brewin, 1946
Species

See text

Species within the genus Asterocarpa include:[1]

  • Asterocarpa coerulea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Asterocarpa cerea (Sluiter, 1900): synonym of Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)

References
  1. Sanamyan, K. (2015). Asterocarpa Brewin, 1946. 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


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