Soestia
Sign in to saveSoestia is a monotypic genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae. The genus was described by Patricia Kott in 1998. The only species is Soestia zonaria, which was first described in 1774 by Peter Simon Pallas as Holothurium zonarium.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassThaliacea
- OrderSalpida
- FamilySalpidae
Habitatmarine
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Soestia is a monotypic genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae. The genus was described by Patricia Kott in 1998. The only species is Soestia zonaria, which was first described in 1774 by Peter Simon Pallas as Holothurium zonarium.
The species has cosmopolitan distribution.
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