Heterostigma (tunicate)

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

Heterostigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Tunicata
Class:
Ascidiacea
Order:
Stolidobranchia
Family:
Pyuridae
Genus:
Heterostigma

Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1924
Species

See text

Species within the genus Heterostigma include:[1]

  • Heterostigma fagei Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1961
  • Heterostigma gonochorica Monniot F., 1965
  • Heterostigma mediterranea Pérès, 1958
  • Heterostigma melitensis Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1976
  • Heterostigma reptans Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1963
  • Heterostigma separ Ärnbäck, 1924

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Heterostigma gravellophila Peres, 1955: synonym of Cratostigma gravellophila (Pérès, 1955)
  • Heterostigma singulare (Van Name, 1912): synonym of Cratostigma singularis (Van Name, 1912)
  • Heterostigma singularis (Van Name, 1912): synonym of Cratostigma singularis (Van Name, 1912)

References
  1. Sanamyan, K. (2015). Heterostigma Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1924 . 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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