cactus sea squirt
Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Common name
- cactus sea squirt
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Pyuridae
- Genus
- Boltenia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumTunicata
- classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
- orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyPyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
- genusBoltenia Savigny, 1816
- speciesBoltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boltenia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boltenia hirta Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1977 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boltenia transversaria (Sluiter, 1904) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boltenia polyplacoderma Lambert, 1993 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stalked sea squirtBoltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boltenia yossiloya Shenkar & Lambert, 2010 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boltenia africana Millar, 1962 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cynthia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850) (Agassiz, 1850) | synonym |
| Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) (Hartmeyer, 1899) | synonym |
| Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) (Hartmeyer, 1899) | synonym |
| Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Boltenia hirsuta (Agassiz, 1850) (Agassiz, 1850) | synonym |
| Microcosmus echinatus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Cynthia arctica Hartmeyer, 1899 Hartmeyer, 1899 | synonym |
| Cynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850 Agassiz, 1850 | synonym |
| Boltenia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) (Hartmeyer, 1899) | synonym |
| Boltenia iburi (Oka, 1934) (Oka, 1934) | synonym |
| Cynthia iburi Oka, 1934 Oka, 1934 | synonym |
| Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767 Linnaeus, 1767 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103814 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WNX6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.