Didemnidae
Encyclopedia
Didemnidae is a family
of tunicate
s in the order Enterogona
. It describes a group of marine animals.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of tunicate
Tunicate
Tunicates, also known as urochordates, are members of the subphylum Tunicata, previously known as Urochordata, a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classified within the phylum Chordata. While most tunicates live on the ocean floor, others such...
s in the order Enterogona
Enterogona
Enterogona is an order of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea. It describes a group of marine animals....
. It describes a group of marine animals.
Genera
- Didemnopsis Hartmeyer, 1903
- DidemnumDidemnumDidemnum is a genus of tunicates in the 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...
Savigny, 1816 - Diplosoma Macdonald, 1859
- Echinoclinum Van Name, 1902
- Leptoclinides Bjerkan, 1905
- Lissoclinum Verrill, 1871
- Polysyncraton Nott, 1891
- Trididemnum Della Valle, 1881