Culeolus

Culeolus
A deep-sea carnivorous tunicate of the genus Culeolus observed close to the Mariana islands by NOAA Okeanos in 2016.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Stolidobranchia
Family:	Pyuridae
Genus:	Culeolus Herdman, 1881
Species
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Culeolus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae.

Species within the genus Culeolus include:^[1]

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

• Culeolus littoralis Kott, 1956: synonym of Pyura littoralis (Kott, 1956)
• Culeolus moseley Herdman, 1881: synonym of Culeolus moseleyi Herdman, 1881
• Culeolus perlucidus Herdman, 1881: synonym of Fungulus perlucidus (Herdman, 1881)
• Culeolus tanneri Verrill, 1885: synonym of Culeolus suhmi Herdman, 1881
• Culeolus uschakovi Redikorzev, 1941: synonym of Culeolus suhmi Herdman, 1881
• Culeolus wyvillethomsoni Herdman, 1881: synonym of Culeolus wyville-thomsoni Herdman, 1881