Diazonidae is a family of
sea squirts
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class (biology), class in the subphylum Tunicate, Tunicata of sac-like marine (ocean), marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians ar ...
belonging to the suborder
Phlebobranchia
Phlebobranchia is a suborder of sea squirts in the class Ascidiacea.
Characteristics
The group includes both colonial and solitary animals. They are distinguished from other sea squirts by the presence of longitudinal vessels in the pharynge ...
.
Genera
Genera in the family Diazonidae include:
[Turon, X.; Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2014). Diazonidae Seeliger, 1906. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2014) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154132 on 2014-11-03]
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Diazona''
Savigny, 1816
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Pseudodiazona''
Millar, 1963
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Pseudorhopalaea''
Millar, 1975
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Rhopalaea
''Rhopalaea'' is a genus of tunicate
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 verte ...
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Philippi, 1843
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Tylobranchion''
Herdman, 1886
References
Enterogona
Tunicate families
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