Bathochordaeus mcnutti

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Bathochordaeus mcnutti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Appendicularia
Order:	Copelata
Family:	Oikopleuridae
Genus:	Bathochordaeus
Species:	B. mcnutti
Binomial name
*Bathochordaeus mcnutti* Sherlock, Walz, Schlining & Robison, 2017

Bathochordaeus mcnutti, the blue-tailed giant larvacean, is a species of larvacean in the genus Bathochordaeus within the family Oikopleuridae.^[1] It's found in the North Pacific Ocean, it is comparatively large and reaching up to 10 centimeters in length including the tail.^[2] It can be distinguished from other giant larvaceans by its bright blue tail margin.^[3]

References

^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathochordaeus mcnutti Sherlock, Walz, Schlining & Robison, 2017". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ "Blue-tailed giant larvacean Bathochordaeus mcnutti". www.montereybayaquarium.org. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
^ Katija, Kakani; Sherlock, Rob E.; Sherman, Alana D.; Robison, Bruce H. (16 Aug 2017). "New technology reveals the role of giant larvaceans in oceanic carbon cycling". Science Advances. 3 (8): e1602374. Bibcode:2017SciA....3E2374K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602374. PMC 5415331. PMID 28508058.

Tunicate genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Olfactores

Tunicata

Appendicularia
(Larvacea)

Kowalevskia
Fritillariidae	Appendicularia Fritillaria Tectillaria
Oikopleuridae	Althoffia Bathochordaeus Chunopleura Folia Megalocercus Mesochordaeus Mesoikopleura Oikopleura Pelagopleura Sinisteroffia Stegosoma

Stolidobranchia
(Pleurogona)¹

Molgulidae	Anomopera Asajirus Bostrichobranchus Eugyra Fungulus Gamaster Minipera Molgula Molguloides Namiella Oligotrema Paramolgula Pareugyrioides Protomolgula Rhizomolgula
Pyuridae	Bathypera Bathypyura Boltenia Bolteniopsis Claudenus Cratostigma Ctenyura Culeolus Halocynthia Hartmeyeria Hemistyela Herdmania Heterostigma Microcosmus Paraculeolus Pyura
Styelidae	Alloeocarpa Amphicarpa Arnbackia Asterocarpa Bathyoncus Bathystyeloides Berillia Botryllocarpa Botrylloides Botryllus Chorizocarpa Cnemidocarpa Dendrodoa Dextrocarpa Dicarpa Distomus Eusynstyela Gynandrocarpa Kukenthalia Metandrocarpa Monandrocarpa Oculinaria Oligocarpa Pelonaia Podostyela Polyandrocarpa Polycarpa Polyzoa Protostyela Psammostyela Seriocarpa Stolonica Styela Symplegma Syncarpa Theodorella Tibitin

Doliopsoides Paradoliopsis Pseudusa
Doliopsidae	Doliolula Doliopsis
Doliolidae	Dolioletta Doliolina Dolioloides Doliolum

Enterogona¹

- see below↓

Enterogona

Aplousobranchia

Euherdmania Placentela Stomozoa Vitrum
Clavelinidae	Clavelina Euclavella Nephtheis Pycnoclavella
Diazonidae	Diazona Pseudodiazona Pseudorhopalaea Rhopalaea Tylobranchion
Didemnidae	Atriolum Clitella Coelocormus Didemnum Diplosoma Leptoclinides Lissoclinum Polysyncraton Trididemnum
Holozoidae	Distaplia Hypodistoma Hypsistozoa Neodistoma Polydistoma Protoholozoa Pseudoplacentela Scotiazoa Sigillina Sycozoa
Polycitoridae	Archidistoma Brevicollus Cystodytes Eucoelium Eudistoma "Exostoma" Millarus Polycitor Polycitorella Rhombifera Salix
Polyclinidae	Aplidiopsis Aplidium Morchellioides Morchellium Neodictyon Polyclinella Polyclinum Sidneioides Synoicum
Protopolyclinidae	Condominium Monniotus Protopolyclinum
Pseudodistomidae	Anadistoma Citorclinum Pseudodistoma
Ritterellidae	Dumus Pharyngodictyon Ritterella

Phlebobranchia

Dimeatus Hypobythius
Agneziidae	Adagnesia Agnezia Caenagnesia Proagnesia Pterygascidia
Ascidiidae	Ascidia Ascidiella Fimbrora Phallusia Psammascidia
Cionidae	Araneum Ciona Tantillulum
Corellidae	Abyssascidia Chelyosoma Clatripes Corella Corelloides Corellopsis Corynascidia Dextrogaster Mysterascidia Rhodosoma Xenobranchion
Octacnemidae	Benthascidia Cibacapsa Cryptia Dicopia Kaikoja Megalodicopia Myopegma Octacnemus Polyoctacnemus Situla
Perophoridae	Ecteinascidia Perophora
Plurellidae	Microgastra Plurella