Distomus variolosus

Distomus variolosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Styelidae
Genus: Stolonica
Species: S. socialis
Binomial name
Distomus variolosus
Gaertner, 1774[1]

Distomus variolosus is a species of tunicate or sea squirt in the family Styelidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where it lives on the seabed.[2]

Distribution

Distomus variolosus is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3]

References

  1. Gaertner, J. (1774) Zoophyta, quaedam minuta. In: Pallas, P.S., Specilegia Zoologia fasc. 10: 24-41. Berolini: G.A. Lange.
  2. Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015). Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774. 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
  3. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Distomus variolosus Gaertner in Pallas, 1774. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-23
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