Metandrocarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
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| Metandrocarpa taylori | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Styelidae |
| Genus: | Metandrocarpa Michaelsen, 1904 |
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Species within the genus Metandrocarpa include:[1]
- Metandrocarpa agitata Kott, 1985
- Metandrocarpa asymmetra Monniot C., 2001
- Metandrocarpa dura (Ritter, 1896)
- Metandrocarpa fascicularis Millar, 1962
- Metandrocarpa indica Kott, 1972
- Metandrocarpa kudoi Rho & Cole, 1999
- Metandrocarpa manina Monniot & Monniot, 1987
- Metandrocarpa michaelseni Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Metandrocarpa miniscula Kott, 1985
- Metandrocarpa protostigmatica Michaelsen, 1922
- Metandrocarpa reducta Monniot, 1988
- Metandrocarpa sterreri Monniot, 1972
- Metandrocarpa taylori Huntsman, 1912
- Metandrocarpa thilenii Michaelsen, 1922
- Metandrocarpa uedai Watanabe & Tokioka, 1972
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Metandrocarpa dermatina Huntsman, 1912: synonym of Metandrocarpa dura (Ritter, 1896)
- Metandrocarpa protostigmata Michaelsen, 1922: synonym of Metandrocarpa protostigmatica Michaelsen, 1922
- Metandrocarpa tritonis (Michaelsen, 1904): synonym of Monandrocarpa tritonis Michaelsen, 1904
References
edit- ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Metandrocarpa Michaelsen, 1904 . 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
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