Ascidiidae ("same-sac family") is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea.[1][2]
Ascidiidae | |
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Group of Phallusia mammillata (white) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Phlebobranchia |
Family: | Ascidiidae Herdman, 1882 |
Genera | |
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Some species contain elevated amounts of vanadium.
There are 4 genera:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bonnet, Nadia Y. K.; Rocha, Rosana M. (2011-05-03). "The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Description of six new species". Zootaxa. 2864 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2864.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Bonnet, Nadia Yukiji Koto; Rocha, Rosana Moreira da (2011-11-01). "The Ascidiidae (Ascidiacea: Tunicata) of Coastal Brazil". Zoological Studies. 50 (6). ISSN 1021-5506.
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