Ascidia
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Ascidia is a genus of tunicate
s in the family Ascidiidae
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Tunicate
Tunicates, also known as urochordates, are members of the subphylum Tunicata, previously known as Urochordata, a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classified within the phylum Chordata. While most tunicates live on the ocean floor, others such...
s in the family Ascidiidae
Ascidiidae
Ascidiidae is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea.Some species contain elevated amounts of vanadium.There are 4 genera:* Ascidia* Ascidiella* Phallusia* Psammascidia...
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Selected species
- Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
- Ascidia bocatorensis Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
- Ascidia collini Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
- Ascidia corallicola Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
- Ascidia curvata (Traustedt, 1882)
- Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1978
- Ascidia monnioti Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
- Ascidia munda Sluiter, 1897
- Ascidia panamensis Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
- Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855