Didemnidae
Didemnidae, or Didemnidæ, is a family of colonial tunicates in the order Enterogona.
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Family: | Didemnidae Giard, 1872[1] |
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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]
Gallery
- 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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