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Ascidia
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Ascidia

Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascidea Linnaeus, 1767 (Spelling variation)
  • Ascidie Linnaeus, 1767 (Spelling variation)
  • Ascidiopsis Verrill, 1872
  • Bathyascidia Hartmeyer, 1901
  • Phallusioides Huntsman, 1912
  • Tunica

Ascidia is a genus of tunicates in the family Ascidiidae.[2] [1]

Selected species

Diagrammatic section of an Ascidia, representing the three sacs and the branchial sac as the pharynx or throat; a) branchial orifice; b) atrial orifice; c) tunic or test d) mantle; e) branchial sac; f) gullet; g) stomach; h) anal orifice; i) dorsal lamina; ; the dotted line indicates the endostyle

References

  1. ^ a b Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2012). Ascidia. In: Noa Shenkar, Arjan Gittenberger, Gretchen Lambert, Marc Rius, Rosana Moreira Da Rocha, Billie J Swalla, Xavier Turon (2012) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103483 on 2012-02-25
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bonnet, N.Y.K. & Rocha, R.M. (2011). "The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro Panama. Description of six new species." Zootaxa 2864: 1-33.