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Didemnidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Ascidiacea

Scientific name
  
Didemnidae

Rank
  
Family

Subphylum
  
Tunicata

Suborder
  
Aplousobranchia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Enterogona

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Similar
  
Didemnum, Diplosoma, Aplousobranchia, Prochloron, Lissoclinum patella

Didemnidae 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.

Genera

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
  • References

    Didemnidae Wikipedia