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{{Short description|Genus of sea squirts}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Didemnum
| image = Didemnum.jpg
| image = Sea Squirts Didemnum molle.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Didemnum molle]]''
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = [[Tunicate]] colonies of ''Didemnum''
| taxon = Didemnum
| authority = [[Marie Jules César Savigny|Savigny]], 1816
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
* ''Didemnium'' <small>Savgny, 1816</small>
| subphylum = [[Tunicate|Tunicata]]
* ''Didemnoides'' <small>Drasche, 1883</small>
| classis = [[Ascidiacea]]
* ''Diplosomoides'' <small>Herdman, 1886</small>
| ordo = [[Aplousobranchia]]
* ''Hypurgon'' <small>Sollas, 1903</small>
| familia = [[Didemnidae]]
* ''Leptoclinum'' <small>Milne Edwards, 1842</small>
| genus = '''''Didemnum'''''
* ''Sarcodidemnoides'' <small>Oka & Willey, 1892</small>
| genus_authority = Savigny, 1816
* ''Tetradidemnum'' <small>Della Valle, 1881</small>
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}}
}}


'''''Didemnum''''' is a genus of [[tunicate]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Didemnidae]]. Some species of ''Didemnum'' can be characterized as [[invasive species]]. This is particularly an issue off the east coast of the United States, where in early 2006, ''Didemnum'' were estimated to inhabit more than 175 square kilometers of this undersea region. Other areas where ''Didemnum'' are seen as invasive include Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands.<ref>"Invasion der Pfankuchen" Der Spiegel, 1/2006, p. 102</ref>
'''''Didemnum''''' is a genus of colonial [[tunicate]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Didemnidae]]. It is the most speciose genus in the didemnid family.<ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Moreno, T. |author2= Rocha, R.|date=June 2008|title=Phylogeny of the Aplousobranchia (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)|journal=Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
|volume=25|issue= 2|pages=269–298 |doi=10.1590/S0101-81752008000200016|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kott|first=Patricia|date=15 Aug 2001|title=The AUSTRALIAN ASC1DIACEA PART 4, APLOUSOBRANCHIA (3), DIDEMNIDAE|journal=Memoirs of the Queensland Museum|volume=47}}</ref> Species in this genus often have small calcareous spicules embedded in the tunic and form irregular or lobed colonies. Some ''Didemnum'' species, including ''[[Didemnum vexillum]]'' and ''[[Didemnum perlucidem]]'' are considered [[invasive species]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Marine Nuisance Species |publisher=Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Center |date=17 February 2016 |url=https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/stellwagen/didemnum/index.htm }}</ref> In early 2006, ''Didemnum vexillum'' was found covering a 230&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area of cobble habitat in Georges Bank off the coast of New England,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Valentine|first=Page C.|last2=Carman|first2=Mary R.|last3=Blackwood|first3=Dann S.|last4=Heffron|first4=Erin J.|title=Ecological observations on the colonial ascidian ''Didemnum'' sp. in a New England tide pool habitat|journal=Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology|volume=342|issue=1|pages=109–121|doi=10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.021|year=2007}}</ref> and is classified as an invasive species of greatest concern in coastal areas throughout Europe,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Project report: Assessment of the impacts of ''Didemnum vexillum'' and options for the management of the species in England|author1=Ian Laing|author2= James Bussell|author3= Kate Somerwill}}</ref> New Zealand, and North America.<ref name=":0" /> ''Didemnum'' sp. invasions have also been recorded in Canada, the Mediterranean, and the Netherlands.<ref>"Invasion der Pfankuchen" Der Spiegel, 1/2006, p. 102</ref>


Species in this genus can be found in tropical or temperate regions. Some tropical species such as ''[[Didemnum molle]]'' have photosynthetic algae in their tunics.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach |last=Ruppert | first = Edward E. |author2=Richard S. Fox |author3=Robert D. Barnes |isbn=8131501043|edition=7th |location=Delhi, India|oclc=970002268|year = 2004}}</ref>
''[[Didemnum vexillum]]'' turned up on coast of state of Washington in 2009 and has been showing up in Coos Bay and Winchester Bay, Oregon as of 13 May 2010.<ref>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/05/fast-growing_invasive_species.html Invasive species on Oregon coast</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Didemnum'':<ref>{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Didemnum Savigny, 1816 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103456 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}</ref>
* ''[[Didemnum albidum]]'' <small>(Verrill, 1871)</small>
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* ''[[Didemnum amethysteum]]'' <small>(Van Name, 1902)</small>
* ''[[Didemnum asperum]]'' <small>(Milne-Edwards, 1841)</small>
*''[[Didemnum abradatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2007}}
* ''[[Didemnum biglans]]'' <small>(Sluiter, 1906)</small>
*''[[Didemnum ahu]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
* ''[[Didemnum candidum]]'' <small>(Savigny, 1816)</small>
*''[[Didemnum albidum]]'' {{small|(Verrill, 1871)}}
* ''[[Didemnum carnulentum]]'' <small>(Ritter and Forsyth, 1917)</small>
*''[[Didemnum albopunctatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
* ''[[Didemnum chilense]]'' <small>(Arnbaeck, 1929)</small>
*''[[Didemnum algasedens]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001}}
* ''[[Didemnum coriaceum]]'' <small>(Von Drasche, 1883)</small>
*''[[Didemnum amethysteum]]'' {{small|(Van Name, 1902)}}
* ''[[Didemnum fulgens]]'' <small>(Milne-Edwards, 1841)</small>
*''[[Didemnum amourouxi]]'' {{small|Lafargue, 1976}}
* ''[[Didemnum galacteum]]'' <small>(Lotufo and Dias, 2007</small>
*''[[Didemnum apersum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
* ''[[Didemnum gelatinosum]]''
*''[[Didemnum apuroto]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
* ''[[Didemnum helgolandicum]]''
*''[[Didemnum arancium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
* ''[[Didemnum lahillei]]'' <small>(Hartmeyer, 1909)</small>
*''[[Didemnum aratore]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
* ''[[Didemnum maculosum]]'' <small>(Milne-Edwards, 1841)</small>
*''[[Didemnum asterix]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
* ''[[Didemnum molle]]'' <small>(Herdmann, 1886)</small>
*''[[Didemnum astrum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
* ''[[Didemnum santaelenae]]'' <small>(Van Name, 1945)</small>
*''[[Didemnum augusti]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1920}}
* ''[[Didemnum studeri]]'' <small>(Hartmeyer, 1911)</small>
*''[[Didemnum aurantiacum]]'' {{small|Herdman, 1886}}
* ''[[Didemnum tenue]]'' <small>(Herdmann, 1886)</small>
*''[[Didemnum aurantium]]'' {{small|Rocha & Neves, 2015}}
* ''[[Didemnum vanderhorsti]]'' <small>(Van Name, 1924)</small>
*''[[Didemnum aures]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
* ''[[Didemnum vexillum]]'' <small>(Kott, 2002)</small>
*''[[Didemnum bentarti]]'' {{small|Varela & Ramos-Esplá, 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum beringense]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1977}}
*''[[Didemnum biglans]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1906)}}
*''[[Didemnum biglutinum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum bimasculum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum bisectatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum brevioris]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997}}
*''[[Didemnum caesium]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum calliginosum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1984}}
*''[[Didemnum candidum]]'' {{small|Savigny, 1816}}
*''[[Didemnum captivum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997}}
*''[[Didemnum carnulentum]]'' {{small|Ritter & Forsyth, 1917}}
*''[[Didemnum carpenteri]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum caudiculatum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum cerebrale]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1920}}
*''[[Didemnum chartaceum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum chilense]]'' {{small|Ärnbäck, 1929}}
*''[[Didemnum cilicium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2005}}
*''[[Didemnum cineraceum]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1898)}}
*''[[Didemnum clavum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum coccineum]]'' {{small|(Drasche, 1883)}}
*''[[Didemnum commune]]'' {{small|(Della Valle, 1877)}}
*''[[Didemnum complexum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum conchyliatum]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1898)}}
*''[[Didemnum congregatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum contortum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997}}
*''[[Didemnum coralliforme]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum coriaceum]]'' {{small|(Drasche, 1883)}}
*''[[Didemnum corium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2005}}
*''[[Didemnum crescente]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum cuculliferum]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1909)}}
*''[[Didemnum cygnuus]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum dealbatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum delectum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum densum]]'' {{small|(Nott, 1892)}}
*''[[Didemnum dicolla]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997}}
*''[[Didemnum diffundum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum digestum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum diversum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum dolium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum domesticum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum drachi]]'' {{small|Lafargue, 1975}}
*''[[Didemnum duplicatum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1983}}
*''[[Didemnum ectensum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum edmondsoni]]'' {{small|Eldredge, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum edwardsi]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum effusium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum elikapekae]]'' {{small|Eldredge, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum elongatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum epikelp]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum etiolum]]'' {{small|Kott, 1982}}
*''[[Didemnum extensum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum fibriae]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum filiforme]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum flagellatum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
*''[[Didemnum flammacolor]]'' {{small|Rocha & Neves, 2015}}
*''[[Didemnum flavoviride]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum fragile]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum fragum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum fucatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum fulgens]]'' {{small|(Milne Edwards, 1841)}}
*''[[Didemnum fuscum]]'' {{small|(Oka, 1931)}}
*''[[Didemnum galacteum]]'' {{small|Lotufo & Dias, 2007}}
*''[[Didemnum gayanae]]'' {{small|Sanamyan, 1999}}
*''[[Didemnum gemmiparum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1976}}
*''[[Didemnum gigas]]'' {{small|(Della Valle, 1881)}}
*''[[Didemnum gintonicum]]'' {{small|Eldredge, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum globiferum]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum grande]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum granulatum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1954}}
*''[[Didemnum granulosum]]'' {{small|(Drasche, 1883)}}
*''[[Didemnum guttatum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum halimedae]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1983}}
*''[[Didemnum helgolandicum]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1921}}
*''[[Didemnum herba]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum hiopaa]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum immundum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1974}}
*''[[Didemnum inaequilobatum]]'' {{small|Daumezon, 1908}}
*''[[Didemnum inauratum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1983}}
*''[[Didemnum incanum]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1899)}}
*''[[Didemnum inveteratum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum japonicum]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum jedanense]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum jeffreysi]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum jucundum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum karlae]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1920}}
*''[[Didemnum kelleri]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1923}}
*''[[Didemnum kurilense]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum lacertosum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum lacustre]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum lahillei]]'' {{small|Hartmeyer, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum lambertae]]'' {{small|Rocha & Neves, 2015}}
*''[[Didemnum lambitum]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1900)}}
*''[[Didemnum leopardi]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum leopardum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2005}}
*''[[Didemnum levitas]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum ligulum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1983}}
*''[[Didemnum lillipution]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum linatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum linguiferum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum lissoclinum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum lithostrotum]]'' {{small|Brewin, 1956}}
*''[[Didemnum longigaster]]'' {{small|Rocha & Neves, 2015}}
*''[[Didemnum lutarium]]'' {{small|Van Name, 1910}}
*''[[Didemnum macrosiphonium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum macrospiculatum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum maculatum]]'' {{small|(Nott, 1892)}}
*''[[Didemnum maculosum]]'' {{small|(Milne Edwards, 1841)}}
*''[[Didemnum madagascariense]]'' {{small|Brunetti, 2007}}
*''[[Didemnum madeleinae]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum magnetae]]'' {{small|Hastings, 1931}}
*''[[Didemnum mantile]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum megaductus]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1974}}
*''[[Didemnum megasterix]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum mekeald]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum membranaceum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum mesembrinum]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum microthoracicum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum millari]]'' {{small|Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum minisculum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum minispirale]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum misakiense]]'' {{small|(Oka & Willey, 1892)}}
*''[[Didemnum molle]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum monile]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum montosum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum moseleyi]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum multiampullae]]'' {{small|Kott, 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum multispirale]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum mutabile]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum nambucciensis]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum neglectum]]'' {{small|Herdman, 1886}}
*''[[Didemnum nekozita]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum nigricans]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1995}}
*''[[Didemnum nigrum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum nivale]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum nocturnum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997}}
*''[[Didemnum oblitum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum obscurum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1969}}
*''[[Didemnum ossium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum paa]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum pacificum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
*''[[Didemnum papillatum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1974}}
*''[[Didemnum parancium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum parau]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum pardum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1962}}
*''[[Didemnum partitum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
*''[[Didemnum parvum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2003}}
*''[[Didemnum patulum]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1899)}}
*''[[Didemnum pecten]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum pellucidum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum perlucidum]]'' {{small|Monniot F., 1983}}
*''[[Didemnum perplexum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum perspicuum]]'' {{small|Giard, 1873}}
*''[[Didemnum peyrefittense]]'' {{small|Brément, 1913}}
*''[[Didemnum pica]]'' {{small|Brunetti, 2007}}
*''[[Didemnum pitipiri]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum plebeium]]'' {{small|Kott, 2005}}
*''[[Didemnum poecilomorpha]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum polare]]'' {{small|Hartmeyer, 1903}}
*''[[Didemnum precocinum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum protectum]]'' {{small|(Daumézon, 1908)}}
*''[[Didemnum psammatodes]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1895)}}
*''[[Didemnum pseudobiglans]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum pseudofulgens]]'' {{small|Médioni, 1970}}
*''[[Didemnum pseudovexillum]]'' {{small|Turon & Viard, 2020}}
*''[[Didemnum quincunciale]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1920}}
*''[[Didemnum recurvatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum risirense]]'' {{small|Nishikawa, 1990}}
*''[[Didemnum roberti]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1930}}
*''[[Didemnum rochai]]'' {{small|Paiva et al., 2015}}
*''[[Didemnum rodriguesi]]'' {{small|Rocha & Monniot F., 1993}}
*''[[Didemnum romssae]]'' {{small|Marks, 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum roseum]]'' {{small|Sars, 1851}}
*''[[Didemnum rota]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum rottnesti]]'' {{small|Kott, 1962}}
*''[[Didemnum rubeum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum sachalinense]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum sanakiensis]]'' {{small|Sanamyan, 1999}}
*''[[Didemnum santaelenae]]'' {{small|Van Name, 1945}}
*''[[Didemnum scopi]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum semifuscum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum siphonale]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum sordidum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum spadix]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum speciosum]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum sphaericum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1967}}
*''[[Didemnum spongioides]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum spumante]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum spumosum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum stercoratum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996}}
*''[[Didemnum stilense]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1934}}
*''[[Didemnum stragulum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum studeri]]'' {{small|Hartmeyer, 1911}}
*''[[Didemnum subflavum]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum subtile]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum sucosum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum tabulatum]]'' {{small|Sluiter, 1909}}
*''[[Didemnum tantulum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2007}}
*''[[Didemnum tapetum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum tenue]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum ternerratum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum tetrahedrum]]'' {{small|Dias & Rodrigues, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum theca]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum thomsoni]]'' {{small|Herdman, 1886}}
*''[[Didemnum tigrinoides]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
*''[[Didemnum toafene]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum tonga]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1886)}}
*''[[Didemnum torresii]]'' {{small|(Sluiter, 1895)}}
*''[[Didemnum tortile]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum translucidum]]'' {{small|Tokioka, 1953}}
*''[[Didemnum transparentum]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1977}}
*''[[Didemnum trispirale]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum tuberatum]]'' {{small|(Nott, 1892)}}
*''[[Didemnum tumulatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum usitatum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum uturoa]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum vahatuio]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987}}
*''[[Didemnum valgum]]'' {{small|Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum vanderhorsti]]'' {{small|Van Name, 1924}}
*''[[Didemnum velans]]'' {{small|Michaelsen, 1920}}
*''[[Didemnum velum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2008}}
*''[[Didemnum verdantum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum vermiforme]]'' {{small|Romanov, 1989}}
*''[[Didemnum vesica]]'' {{small|Kott, 2007}}
*''[[Didemnum vesperi]]'' {{small|Kott, 2004}}
*''[[Didemnum vexillum]]'' {{small|Kott, 2002}}
*''[[Didemnum via]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum viride]]'' {{small|(Herdman, 1906)}}
*''[[Didemnum vulgare]]'' {{small|Kott, 2001}}
*''[[Didemnum yolky]]'' {{small|Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1997}}
{{div col end}}
[[Image:Didemnum overgrowing dark green algae.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Tunicate colonies of ''Didemnum'' sp. overgrowing the fronds of dark green algae. These colonies can quickly overgrow most surfaces and other organisms.]]
[[Image:Didemnum overgrowing dark green algae.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Tunicate colonies of ''Didemnum'' sp. overgrowing the fronds of dark green algae. These colonies can quickly overgrow most surfaces and other organisms.]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* [http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/stellwagen/didemnum/index.htm Woods Hole]
* (USGS) National Geologic Studies of [[Benthic]] [[Habitats]], Northeastern United States has a Marine Nuisance Species page dedicated to this genus
* (USGS) National Geologic Studies of [[Benthic]] [[Habitats]], Northeastern United States has a Marine Nuisance Species page dedicated to this genus


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==External links==
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* [http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/seasquirt.shtml Species Profile- Sea Squirt (''Didemnum vexillum'')], National Invasive Species Information Center, [[United States National Agricultural Library]]. Lists general information and resources for Sea Squirt.
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[[Category:Ascidiacea]]
[[Category:Didemnidae]]
[[Category:Tunicate genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Marie Jules César Savigny]]




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Latest revision as of 08:35, 26 October 2024

Didemnum
Didemnum molle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Didemnidae
Genus: Didemnum
Savigny, 1816
Synonyms
List
  • Didemnium Savgny, 1816
  • Didemnoides Drasche, 1883
  • Diplosomoides Herdman, 1886
  • Hypurgon Sollas, 1903
  • Leptoclinum Milne Edwards, 1842
  • Sarcodidemnoides Oka & Willey, 1892
  • Tetradidemnum Della Valle, 1881

Didemnum is a genus of colonial tunicates in the family Didemnidae. It is the most speciose genus in the didemnid family.[1][2] Species in this genus often have small calcareous spicules embedded in the tunic and form irregular or lobed colonies. Some Didemnum species, including Didemnum vexillum and Didemnum perlucidem are considered invasive species.[3] In early 2006, Didemnum vexillum was found covering a 230 km2 area of cobble habitat in Georges Bank off the coast of New England,[4] and is classified as an invasive species of greatest concern in coastal areas throughout Europe,[5] New Zealand, and North America.[3] Didemnum sp. invasions have also been recorded in Canada, the Mediterranean, and the Netherlands.[6]

Species in this genus can be found in tropical or temperate regions. Some tropical species such as Didemnum molle have photosynthetic algae in their tunics.[7]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Didemnum:[8]

Tunicate colonies of Didemnum sp. overgrowing the fronds of dark green algae. These colonies can quickly overgrow most surfaces and other organisms.

References

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  1. ^ Moreno, T.; Rocha, R. (June 2008). "Phylogeny of the Aplousobranchia (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 25 (2): 269–298. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752008000200016.
  2. ^ Kott, Patricia (15 Aug 2001). "The AUSTRALIAN ASC1DIACEA PART 4, APLOUSOBRANCHIA (3), DIDEMNIDAE". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 47.
  3. ^ a b "Marine Nuisance Species". Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Center. 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ Valentine, Page C.; Carman, Mary R.; Blackwood, Dann S.; Heffron, Erin J. (2007). "Ecological observations on the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. in a New England tide pool habitat". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 342 (1): 109–121. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.021.
  5. ^ Ian Laing; James Bussell; Kate Somerwill. "Project report: Assessment of the impacts of Didemnum vexillum and options for the management of the species in England".
  6. ^ "Invasion der Pfankuchen" Der Spiegel, 1/2006, p. 102
  7. ^ Ruppert, Edward E.; Richard S. Fox; Robert D. Barnes (2004). Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach (7th ed.). Delhi, India. ISBN 8131501043. OCLC 970002268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Didemnum Savigny, 1816". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  • (USGS) National Geologic Studies of Benthic Habitats, Northeastern United States has a Marine Nuisance Species page dedicated to this genus