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Diplosoma (tunicate)
''Diplosoma'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae Didemnidae, or Didemnidæ, is a family of colonial tunicates in the order Enterogona. 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 i .... The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: *''Diplosoma abbotti'' *''Diplosoma aggregatum'' *''Diplosoma antarcticum'' *''Diplosoma ata'' *''Diplosoma carnosum'' *''Diplosoma citrinum'' *''Diplosoma fecundum'' *''Diplosoma gelatinosa'' *''Diplosoma gemmifera'' *''Diplosoma glandulosum'' *''Diplosoma gumavirens'' *''Diplosoma handi'' *''Diplosoma hitatti'' *''Diplosoma lafargueae'' *''Diplosoma listerianum'' *''Diplosoma longinquum'' *''Diplosoma lukini'' *''Diplosoma marsupiale'' *''Diplosoma matie'' *''Diplosoma migrans'' *''Diplosoma modestum'' *''Diplosoma multifidum'' *''Diplosoma multipapillata'' *''Diplosoma multit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunicates
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time called Urochordata, and the term urochordates is still sometimes used for these animals. They are the only chordates that have lost their myomeric segmentation, with the possible exception of the 'seriation of the gill slits'. Some tunicates live as solitary individuals, but others replicate by budding and become colonies, each unit being known as a zooid. They are marine filter feeders with a water-filled, sac-like body structure and two tubular openings, known as siphons, through which they draw in and expel water. During their respiration and feeding, they take in water through the incurrent (or inhalant) siphon and expel the filtered water through the excurrent (or exhalant) siphon. Most adult tunicates are sessile, immobile and perman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
