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Culeolus quadrula Sluiter, 1904

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Culeolus quadrula Sluiter, 1904
Name authority
Sluiter, 1904
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Stolidobranchia
Family
Pyuridae
Genus
Culeolus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
  6. orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
  7. familyPyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
  8. genusCuleolus Herdman, 1881
  9. speciesCuleolus quadrula Sluiter, 1904

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Culeolus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Culeolus longipedunculatus Vinogradova, 1970PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus tenuis Vinogradova, 1970PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus gigas Sluiter, 1904PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus moseleyi Herdman, 1881PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus recumbens Herdman, 1881PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus thysanotus Sluiter, 1904PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus antarcticus Vinogradova, 1962PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus herdmani Sluiter, 1904PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus caudatus Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1991PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus hospitalis Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2003PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus likae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culeolus annulatus Sluiter, 1904PyuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 190 records assigned to Pyuridae.

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.

  1. Sluiter, C. P. (1904). Die Tunicaten der Siboga-Expedition. Part 1. Die socialen und holosomen Ascidien. Siboga-Exped., 56a: 1–126. 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:6BQPV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.