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Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae

Genus: Microcosmus

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38 species (see list below)
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Microcosmus agglutinans
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Microcosmus anchylodeirus
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Microcosmus anomalocarpus
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Microcosmus arenaceus
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Microcosmus australis
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Microcosmus bitunicatus
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Max. Length 4 cm WD
 
Microcosmus claudicans
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Max. Length 1.4 cm WD
 
Microcosmus curvus
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Microcosmus exasperatus
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Microcosmus formosa
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Microcosmus glacialis
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Microcosmus helleri
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Microcosmus hernius
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Microcosmus hirsutus
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Microcosmus longicloa
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Max. Length 1.6 cm WD
 
Microcosmus madagascariensis
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Microcosmus manaarensis
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Microcosmus miniaceus
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Microcosmus multiplicatus
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Microcosmus nudistigma
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Microcosmus oligophyllus
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Microcosmus pacificus
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Microcosmus pedunculatus
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Microcosmus planus
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FAO

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Microcosmus polymorphusHeller, 1877

Photo by FAO
 
Microcosmus polymorphus
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Microcosmus propinquus
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Microcosmus psammiferus
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Microcosmus pupa
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Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Microcosmus sabatieriRoule, 1885

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Microcosmus sabatieri
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Microcosmus santoensis
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Microcosmus savignyi
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Ulman, Aylin

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 5 cm COLD
Microcosmus squamigerMichaelsen, 1927

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Microcosmus squamiger
[Scaly tunicate]
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Microcosmus stoloniferus
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Microcosmus sulcatus
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Microcosmus trigonimus
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Microcosmus tuberculatus
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Microcosmus vesiculosus
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FAO

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Microcosmus vulgarisHeller, 1877

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Microcosmus vulgaris
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