Definition of Ascidians. Meaning of Ascidians. Synonyms of Ascidians

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Definition of Ascidians

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 Ascidians 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...
- 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...
- Tunicate Web Portal Dutch Ascidians: Extensive database of images from around the world Aniseed: A model organism database for ascidians including Ciona intestinalis...
- Robert J. (August 2011). "A****ual Propagation and Regeneration in Colonial Ascidians". The Biological Bulletin. 221 (1): 43–61. doi:10.1086/BBLv221n1p43. ISSN 0006-3185...
- The solitary ascidian Herdmania momus is one of the most commonly encountered species of ascidians. While commonly referred to simply as sea squirts,...
- of sessile ascidians (sea squirts) in the genus Pyura that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, sea tulips...
- Herdmania is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae. Species within the genus Herdmania include: Herdmania armata Monniot & Monniot, 2001...
- 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...
- can be smooth or textured, and may be perforated with small holes. In ascidians the sheath is sometimes called test as well, and is composed largely of...
- the salps, pyrosomes and doliolids. Unlike their benthic relatives the ascidians, from which they are believed to have emerged, thaliaceans are free-floating...