Asterocarpa

Asterocarpa
Asterocarpa coerulea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Stolidobranchia
Family:	Styelidae
Genus:	Asterocarpa Brewin, 1946
Species
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Asterocarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.[1][2]

Species within the genus Asterocarpa include:[3]

• 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. "Genus Asterocarpa Brewin, 1946". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
2. Beryl Brewin (1946). "Ascidians in the vicinity of the Portobello Marine Biological Station, Otago Harbour". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76 (2): 87-131 [113]. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q127666594.
3. 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