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Distomus, the Glossary

Index Distomus

Distomus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Ascidiacea, Botryllus elegans, Distomus variolosus, Family (biology), Genus, Joseph Gaertner, Styelidae, Tunicate.

  2. Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner

Ascidiacea

Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders.

See Distomus and Ascidiacea

Botryllus elegans

Botryllus elegans is a species of colonial ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. Distomus and Botryllus elegans are Stolidobranchia and tunicata stubs.

See Distomus and Botryllus elegans

Distomus variolosus

Distomus variolosus is a species of tunicate or sea squirt in the family Styelidae. Distomus and Distomus variolosus are Stolidobranchia and taxa named by Joseph Gaertner.

See Distomus and Distomus variolosus

Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

See Distomus and Family (biology)

Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

See Distomus and Genus

Joseph Gaertner

Joseph Gaertner (12 March 1732 – 14 July 1791) was a German botanist, best known for his work on seeds, De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788-1792).

See Distomus and Joseph Gaertner

Styelidae

Styelidae is a family of ascidian tunicates. Distomus and Styelidae are Stolidobranchia and tunicata stubs.

See Distomus and Styelidae

Tunicate

A tunicate is an exclusively marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata. This grouping is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates).

See Distomus and Tunicate

See also

Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distomus