Boltenia echinata

Boltenia echinata
"1" individual from above (top left)
"2" individual from side (upper centre)
"3" individual dissected (lower centre)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Boltenia
Species:
B. echinata
Binomial name
Boltenia echinata
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850
  • Boltenia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899)
  • Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850)
  • Cynthia arctica Hartmeyer, 1899
  • Cynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cynthia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850)
  • Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899)
  • Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Microcosmus echinatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899)
  • Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Boltenia echinata, commonly known as the cactus sea squirt,[1] is a species of tunicate, a marine invertebrate in the genus Boltenia of the family Pyuridae. It is native to the Arctic Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ a b c Sanamyan, Karen (2007). "Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 April 2019.