title: Distomus
text: # Distomus
  
  Distomus is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
  
  Species within the genus Distomus include:
  
  * Distomus antiborealis Monniot, Monniot, Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
  * Distomus fuscus Delle Chiaje, 1841
  * Distomus hupferi (Michaelsen, 1904)
  * Distomus malayensis Sluiter, 1919
  * Distomus pacificus Monniot & Monniot, 1991
  * Distomus rudentiformis (Sluiter, 1915)
  * Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
  
  Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
  
  * Distomus crystallinus (Renier, 1804): synonym of Polycitor crystallinus (Renier, 1804)
  * Distomus diptychos Hartmeyer, 1919: synonym of Stolonica diptycha (Hartmeyer, 1919)
  * Distomus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Botryllus elegans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  * Distomus kukenthali (Gottschaldt, 1894): synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
  * Distomus mamillaris Gaertner, 1774: synonym of Polycarpa mamillaris (Gaertner, 1774)
  * Distomus vitreum : synonym of Eudistoma vitreum (Sars, 1851)
  