Definition of Ascidian. Meaning of Ascidian. Synonyms of Ascidian

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Definition of Ascidian

Ascidian
Ascidian As*cid"i*an, n. [Gr. ? bladder, pouch.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.

Meaning of Ascidian from wikipedia

- as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized...
- The solitary ascidian Herdmania momus is one of the most commonly encountered species of ascidians. While commonly referred to simply as sea squirts,...
- squirt or skeleton panda ascidian (****anese: ガイコツパンダホヤ, romanized: gaikotsu-panda-hoya), is a species of colonial ascidian (sea squirt), a group of sessile...
- expel the filtered water through the excurrent (or exhalant) siphon. Adult ascidian tunicates are sessile, immobile and permanently attached to rocks or other...
- Polycarpa aurata, also known as the ox heart ascidian, the gold-mouth sea squirt or the ink-spot sea squirt, is a species of tunicate in the family Styelidae...
- The ascidian mitochondrial code (translation table 13) is a genetic code found in the mitochondria of Ascidia.    AAs = FFLLSSSSYY**CCWWLLLLPPPPHHQQRR...
- colonial ascidian tunicate. It is commonly known as the star tunicate, but it also has several other common names, including star ascidian and golden...
- References adhesive organ 1.  An organ present at the anterior end of ascidian larvae, serving to attach the larva to the substrate during its metamorphosis...
- white-spot ascidian, and white-spotted ascidian, is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Pycnoclavella. Like all ascidians, these sessile...
- planum is a compound ascidian commonly known as the elephant ear tunicate. It is an ascidian tunicate in the family Polyclinidae. Ascidians are also known as...