Boltenia is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae.

Boltenia
"Boltenia ovifera"
Boltenia ovifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Boltenia
Savigny, 1816
Species

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Species within the genus Boltenia include:[1]

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Boltenia antarctica Beneden & Selys-Longchamps, 1913: synonym of Pyura georgiana (Michaelsen, 1898)
  • Boltenia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899): synonym of Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia australiensis Carter, 1885: synonym of Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Boltenia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Pyura australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Boltenia beringi Dall, 1872: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia beringia Dall, 1872: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia bolteni (Linnaeus, 1771): synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia bouvetensis Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of Pyura bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904)
  • Boltenia burkhardti Binney, 1870: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia carnea : synonym of Pyura carnea Brewin, 1948
  • Boltenia ciliata Moeller, 1842: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia clavata Mueller, 1776: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia coacta Gould, 1852: synonym of Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830)
  • Boltenia coarcta Gould, 1852: synonym of Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830)
  • Boltenia elegans Herdman, 1881: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia fusiformis Savigny, 1816: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia georgiana Michaelsen, 1898: synonym of Pyura georgiana (Michaelsen, 1898)
  • Boltenia gibbosa (Heller, 1878): synonym of Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)
  • Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850): synonym of Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830: synonym of Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830)
  • Boltenia microcosmus Agassiz, 1850: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia oviformis (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia pachydermatina Herdman, 1881: synonym of Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)
  • Boltenia pedunculata Hutton, 1873: synonym of Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)
  • Boltenia reniformis MacLeay, 1825: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia rubra Stimpson, 1852: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia salebrosa Sluiter, 1905: synonym of Pyura bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904)
  • Boltenia scotti Herdman, 1910: synonym of Pyura bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904)
  • Boltenia spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Boltenia spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Boltenia thompsoni Hartmeyer, 1903: synonym of Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Boltenia tuberculata Herdman, 1891: synonym of Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Boltenia turqueti Sluiter, 1905: synonym of Pyura bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904)

References

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  1. ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Boltenia Savigny, 1816 . 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 2015-12-29.