''Doliolum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time ...
s, the members of which move via
jet propulsion
Jet propulsion is the propulsion of an object in one direction, produced by ejecting a jet of fluid in the opposite direction. By Newton's third law, the moving body is propelled in the opposite direction to the jet. Reaction engines operatin ...
.
A detailed description can be found at .
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
Doliolum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
*'' Doliolum denticulatum'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
*'' Doliolum intermedium'' Neumann, 1906
*''Doliolum nationalis
''Doliolum'' is a genus of tunicates, the members of which move via jet propulsion
Jet propulsion is the propulsion of an object in one direction, produced by ejecting a jet of fluid in the opposite direction. By Newton's third law, the mov ...
'' Borgert, 1894
References
Thaliacea
Tunicate genera
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