Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cystodytes dellechiajei
tunicado, Tunicate
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Aplousobranchia
Family
Polycitoridae
Genus
Cystodytes
Species
dellechiajei
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cystodytes dellechiajei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7628. Accessed 1 November 2026.