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