Species under Boltenia
n= 7
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Boltenia africana
Millar, 1962
Southeast Atlantic
Boltenia echinata
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Spiny-tipped tunicate Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic, and the Arctic 2
Boltenia hirta
Monniot & Monniot, 1977
Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Indo-West Pacific
Boltenia ovifera
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Stalked tunicate Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific and the Arctic 8
Boltenia pilosa
(Millar, 1955)
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
Boltenia polyplacoderma
Lambert, 1993
Eastern Central Pacific
Boltenia villosa
(Stimpson, 1864)
Spiny-headed sea squirt Arctic to Northern Pacific 2.5
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