Polycarpa scuba is a species of tunicate or sea squirt in the family Styelidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where it lives on the seabed.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Styelidae |
| Genus: | Polycarpa |
| Species: | P. scuba
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| Binomial name | |
| Polycarpa scuba Monniot, C. 1971[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editPolycarpa scuba is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3]
References
edit- ^ Monniot, C. (1971) Quelques ascidies infralitorales de Sao Miguel (Acores). Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 2 ser, 42(6): 1200-1207.
- ^ Sanamyan, K. (2015). Polycarpa scuba. 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
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Polycarpa scuba Monniot, 1970. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-23