Boltenia echinata
| Boltenia echinata | |
|---|---|
| "1" individual from above (top left) "2" individual from side (upper centre) "3" individual dissected (lower centre) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genus: | Boltenia |
| Species: | B. echinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boltenia echinata, commonly known as the cactus sea squirt, is a species of tunicate, a marine invertebrate in the genus Boltenia of the family Pyuridae. It is native to the Arctic Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean.