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Dias, G. M.; De Almeida Rodrigues, S. (2004). Didemnum tetrahedrum sp. nov., a new Didemnum (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) species from south-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 84(6): 1227-1228.
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10.1017/s0025315404010707h [view]
Dias, G. M.; De Almeida Rodrigues, S.
2004
Didemnum tetrahedrum sp. nov., a new Didemnum (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) species from south-eastern Brazil
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK
84(6): 1227-1228
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Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004 (original description)
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Holotype MZUSP 16208, geounit Brazil Southeast, identified as Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
Paratype MZUSP 16209, geounit Brazil Southeast, identified as Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
Paratype MZUSP 16210, geounit Brazil Southeast, identified as Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
Paratype MZUSP 16209, geounit Brazil Southeast, identified as Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
Paratype MZUSP 16210, geounit Brazil Southeast, identified as Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
Description
Colonies very thin, less than 1mm thick, sheet-like, less than 10 cm across, usually formed by small irregular ... [details]
Diagnosis
Colonies thin, encrusting, whitish with densely packed spicules of rounded tetrahedral shape. Zooids less than 1mm ... [details]
Etymology
The species name refers to the peculiar aspect of the spicules. [details]
