Pleurogona is an order of tunicates which is no longer in use as it contains the same families as Stolidobranchia.[1]
Pleurogona | |
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Botryllus schlosseri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Pleurogona |
Families | |
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One of the more invasive species of this order is the "stalked (or leathery or solitary) sea squirt" Styela clava .[2][3][4] Other invasive genera include the "chain sea squirts" or "chain tunicates" of the genus Botrylloides [5][6] and the "golden star tunicate" Botryllus schlosseri .[7]