Oculinaria

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Oculinaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Styelidae
Genus: Oculinaria
Gray, 1868
Species

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Oculinaria is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.

Species within the genus Oculinaria include: [1]

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References

  1. Sanamyan, K. (2015). Oculinaria Gray, 1868 . 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