Culeolus
A deep-sea carnivorous tunicate of the genus Culeolus observed close to the Mariana islands by NOAA Okeanos in 2016.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Culeolus
Herdman, 1881
Species

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Culeolus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae.

Species within the genus Culeolus include:[1]

  • Culeolus annulatus Sluiter, 1904
  • Culeolus anonymus Monniot & Monniot, 1976
  • Culeolus antarcticus Vinogradova, 1962
  • Culeolus caudatus Monniot & Monniot, 1991
  • Culeolus easteeri Tokioka, 1967
  • Culeolus easteri Tokioka, 1967
  • Culeolus elegans Monniot & Monniot, 1991
  • Culeolus gigas Sluiter, 1904
  • Culeolus herdmani Sluiter, 1904
  • Culeolus hospitalis Monniot & Monniot, 2003
  • Culeolus likae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
  • Culeolus longipedunculatus Vinogradova, 1970
  • Culeolus moseleyi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus murrayi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus nadejdae Sanamyan, 1992
  • Culeolus parvus Millar, 1970
  • Culeolus pinguis Monniot & Monniot, 1982
  • Culeolus pyramidalis Ritter, 1907
  • Culeolus quadrula Sluiter, 1904
  • Culeolus recumbens Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus robustus Vinogradova, 1970
  • Culeolus sluiteri Ritter, 1913
  • Culeolus suhmi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus tenuis Vinogradova, 1970
  • Culeolus thysanotus Sluiter, 1904
  • Culeolus wyville-thomsoni Herdman, 1881

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Culeolus littoralis Kott, 1956: synonym of Pyura littoralis (Kott, 1956)
  • Culeolus moseley Herdman, 1881: synonym of Culeolus moseleyi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus perlucidus Herdman, 1881: synonym of Fungulus perlucidus (Herdman, 1881)
  • Culeolus tanneri Verrill, 1885: synonym of Culeolus suhmi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus uschakovi Redikorzev, 1941: synonym of Culeolus suhmi Herdman, 1881
  • Culeolus wyvillethomsoni Herdman, 1881: synonym of Culeolus wyville-thomsoni Herdman, 1881

References

  1. Sanamyan, K. (2015). Culeolus Herdman, 1881 . 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 2015-12-29.


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