Soestia is a monotypic genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae. The only species is Soestia zonaria.[1]

Soestia
Soestia zonaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Thaliacea
Order: Salpida
Family: Salpidae
Genus: Soestia
Kott, 1998
Species:
S. zonaria
Binomial name
Soestia zonaria
(Pallas, 1774)

The species has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Soestia Kott, 1998". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.