Didemnum molle

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Didemnum molle
Tunicate colonies of Didemnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Didemnidae
Genus: Didemnum
Species: D. molle
Binomial name
Didemnum molle
(Herdmann, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Didemnum sycon Michaelsen, 1920 (original combination)
  • Diplosomoides molle Herdman, 1886 (original combination)
  • Leptoclinum molle (Herdman, 1886) (new combination)
  • Lissoclinum molle (Herdman, 1886) (new combination)

Didemnum molle, known commonly as the Tall urn ascidian or Green barrel sea squirt among other vernacular names, is a species of marine Tunicate in the family Didemnidae.[1]

The Tall urn ascidian is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included.[2][3]

This species has a plump urn-like shape and its diameter varies from 1 centimetre (0.39 in) to 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=2139
  2. ↑ http://eol.org/pages/512856/details#distribution
  3. ↑ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=2139
  4. ↑ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=2139

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