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Leptoclinides Cucurbitus
''Leptoclinides cucurbitus'' is an Ascidiacea from 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 scientific name of the species was first published and made valid by Kott in 2004. References *Sanamyan, K. (2012). Leptoclinides cucurbitus Kott, 2004. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2012) Ascidiacea World Database. * Accessed via: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=250726 Enterogona {{Tunicata-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascidiacea
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of a polysaccharide. Ascidians are found all over the world, usually in shallow water with salinities over 2.5%. While members of the Thaliacea and Larvacea (Appendicularia) swim freely like plankton, sea squirts are sessile animals after their larval phase: they then remain firmly attached to their substratum, such as rocks and shells. There are 2,300 species of ascidians and three main types: solitary ascidians, social ascidians that form clumped communities by attaching at their bases, and compound ascidians that consist of many small individuals (each individual is called a zooid) forming colonies up to several meters in diameter. Sea squirts feed by taking in water through a tube, the oral siphon. The water enters the mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is divided into a thorax and an abdomen. Systematics The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera: * '' 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 Image:Atriolum robustum Maldives.JPG, '' Atriolum robustum'' Image:Didemnum molle.jpeg, '' Didemnum molle'' Image:Diplosoma spongiforme (Giard, 1872) 5.jpg, '' Diplosoma spongiforme'' Image:Lissoclinum patellum.jpg, '' Lissoclinum patellum'' Image:Polysyncraton bilobatum Lafargue, 1968.jpg, ''Polysyncraton bilobatum ''Polysyncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
