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Didemnidae

Ascidiacea - Enterogona - Didemnidae

Taxonomy
Didemnidae was named by Milne Edwards (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Enterogona by Milne Edwards (1841).

Subtaxa
Micrascidites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Didemnidae Milne Edwards

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995
orderEnterogona
familyDidemnidae
familyDidemnidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Didemnidae Milne Edwards 1841
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G. †Micrascidites Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Attached: yessubp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Created: 2007-12-11 06:22:34
Modified: 2009-10-12 01:26:13
Source: subp = subphylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
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