Didemnidae
Didemnidae, or Didemnidæ, is a family of colonial tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
| Didemnidae | |
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| Didemnum molle | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Didemnidae Giard, 1872[1] |
| Genera | |
These marine animals are found in shallow water on the seabed. Members of this family have small zooids that form encrusting colonies. The body of each zooid is divided into a thorax and an abdomen.[2]
Systematics
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[1]
- Atriolum Kott, 1983
- Clitella Kott, 2001
- Coelocormus Herdman, 1886
- Didemnum Savigny, 1816
- Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
- Leptoclinides Bjerkan, 1905
- Lissoclinum Verrill, 1871
- Polysyncraton Nott, 1891
- Trididemnum Della Valle, 1881
Gallery
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Diplosoma spongiforme
Lissoclinum patellum
Polysyncraton bilobatum
See also
References
- Gittenberger, Arjan (2013). "Didemnidae Giard, 1872". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- Lamare, Véronique; André, Frédéric (2014-02-02). "Atriolum robustum Kott, 1983". DORIS (in French). Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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