Corella (tunicate) explained

Corella is a genus of sea squirts belonging to the family Corellidae. The genome of Corella inflata has been sequenced which has provided insight into tunicate evolution ^[1]

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in this genus:

• Corella aequabilis Sluiter, 1904
• Corella antarctica Sluiter, 1905
• Corella borealis Traustedt, 1886
• Corella brewinae Monniot F., 2013
• Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882
• Corella halli Kott, 1951
• Corella inflata Huntsman, 1912
• Corella japonica Herdman, 1880
• Corella minuta Traustedt, 1882
• Corella parallelogramma (Müller, 1776)
• Corella willmeriana Herdman, 1898

Notes and References

1. DeBiasse. Melissa B.. Colgan. William N.. Harris. Lincoln. Davidson. Bradley. Ryan. Joseph F.. 2020-06-01. Inferring Tunicate Relationships and the Evolution of the Tunicate Hox Cluster with the Genome of Corella inflata. Genome Biology and Evolution. en. 12. 6. 948–964. 10.1093/gbe/evaa060. 32211845. 7337526. free.