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Didemnidae Giard, 1872 
AphiaID: 103439

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Aplousobranchia
Sources  basis of record: Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 352-355 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Atriolum Kott, 1983
Genus Clitella Kott, 2001
Genus Coelocormus Herdman, 1886
Genus Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Leptoclinides Bjerkan, 1905
Genus Lissoclinum Verrill, 1871
Genus Polysyncraton Nott, 1892
Genus Trididemnum Della Valle, 1881

Genus Arenadiplosoma Menker & Ax, 1970 accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Arenodiplosoma Menker & Ax, 1970 accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Askonides Kott, 1962 accepted as Leptoclinides Bjerkan, 1905
Genus Astellium Giard, 1872 accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Didemnium Savgny, 1816 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Didemnoides Drasche, 1883 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Didemnopsis Hartmeyer, 1903 accepted as Trididemnum Della Valle, 1881
Genus Diplosomoides Herdman, 1886 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Echinoclinum Van Name, 1902 accepted as Lissoclinum Verrill, 1871
Genus Hypurgon Sollas, 1903 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Leptoclinum Milne-Edwards, 1842 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Lioclinum Verrill, 1871 accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Polysoma Kott, 1983 accepted as Lissoclinum Verrill, 1871
Genus Pseudodidemnum Giard, 1872 accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Pseudodiplosoma accepted as Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
Genus Sarcodidemnoides Oka & Willey, 1892 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Tetradidemnum Della Valle, 1881 accepted as Didemnum Savigny, 1816
Genus Tridentemnum accepted as Trididemnum Della Valle, 1881
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103439
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Monniot, Claude
2007-12-04 16:57:19Z  checked  Sanamyan, Karen
2010-06-25 11:54:01Z  changed  Gittenberger, Arjan
  
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  Citation: Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2013). Didemnidae. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103439 on 2013-05-21
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