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| Distomus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Styelidae |
| Genus: | Distomus Gaertner, 1774 |
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Distomus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
Species within the genus Distomus include:[1]
- Distomus antiborealis Monniot, Monniot, Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
- Distomus fuscus Delle Chiaje, 1841
- Distomus hupferi (Michaelsen, 1904)
- Distomus malayensis Sluiter, 1919
- Distomus pacificus Monniot & Monniot, 1991
- Distomus rudentiformis (Sluiter, 1915)
- Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Distomus crystallinus (Renier, 1804): synonym of Polycitor crystallinus (Renier, 1804)
- Distomus diptychos Hartmeyer, 1919: synonym of Stolonica diptycha (Hartmeyer, 1919)
- Distomus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Botryllus elegans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Distomus kukenthali (Gottschaldt, 1894): synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
- Distomus mamillaris Gaertner, 1774: synonym of Polycarpa mamillaris (Gaertner, 1774)
- Distomus vitreum : synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
- ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Distomus Gaertner, 1774 . 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