Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Tunicata > Class Ascidiacea > Order Stolidobranchia > Family Styelidae

Styela Fleming, 1822

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Botryorchis*	Huntsman, 1911	synonym

Children

Styela adriatica Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1976
Styela bathybia Bonnevie, 1896
Styela calva Monniot C., Monniot F. & Millar, 1976
Styela canopus (Savigny, 1816)
Styela chaini Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1970
Styela charcoti Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973
Styela clava Herdman, 1881
Styela coriacea (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
Styela crinita Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973
Styela gelatinosa (Traustedt, 1886)
Styela gibbsii Stimpson, 1864
Styela loculosa Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1969
Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
Styela rustica Linnaeus, 1767
Styela sigma Hartmeyer, 1912
Styela similis Monniot C., 1970
Styela thalassae Monniot C., 1969
Styela theeli Ärnbäck, 1922

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: シロボヤ属

Literature

original description	Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618.
basis of record	Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 352-355.
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Styela Fleming, 1822. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103543