Styela

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Styela
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Styela montereyensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Styelidae
Genus: Styela
Fleming, 1822
Species

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Styela is a genus of tunicates. Styela clava , an edible species, is known as an invasive species in some areas.

Species include: [1]

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

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References

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  2. Lee, In Hee; Cho, Yoon; Lehrer, Robert I (1997). "Styelins, Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Peptides from the Solitary Tunicate, Styela clava". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B. 118 (3): 515–521. doi:10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00109-0. ISSN   1096-4959.
  3. Lützen, J. (1998). "Styela clava Herdman (Urochordata, Ascidiacea), a successful immigrant to North West Europe: ecology, propagation and chronology of spread". Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. 52 (3–4): 383–391. doi: 10.1007/BF02908912 . ISSN   0174-3597.
  4. Cima, Francesca; Ballarin, Loriano; Bressa, Giuliano; Martinucci, Gianbruno; Burighel, Paolo (1996). "Toxicity of Organotin Compounds on Embryos of a Marine Invertebrate (Styela plicata;Tunicata)". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 35 (2): 174–182. doi:10.1006/eesa.1996.0097. hdl: 11577/2467435 . ISSN   0147-6513.
  5. Berg, W.E.; Humphreys, W.J. (1960). "Electron microscopy of four-cell stages of the ascidians Ciona and Styela". Developmental Biology. 2 (1): 42–60. doi:10.1016/0012-1606(60)90015-4. ISSN   0012-1606.
  6. Grave, Caswell (1944). "The larva of Styela (Cynthia) partita: Structure, activities and duration of life". Journal of Morphology. 75 (2): 173–191. doi:10.1002/jmor.1050750202. ISSN   0362-2525.