Didemnum
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| Tunicate colonies of Didemnum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Didemnidae |
| Genus: | Didemnum Savigny, 1816 |
Didemnum is a genus of colonial tunicates in the family Didemnidae. It is the most speciose genus in the didemnid family.[1][2] Species in this genus often have small calcareous spicules embedded in the tunic and form irregular or lobed colonies. Some Didemnum species, including Didemnum vexillum and are considered invasive species.[3] In early 2006, Didemnum vexillum was found covering a 230 km2 area of cobble habitat in Georges Bank off the coast of New England,[4] and is classified as an invasive species of greatest concern in coastal areas throughout Europe,[5] New Zealand, and North America.[3] Didemnum sp. invasions have also been recorded in Canada, the Mediterranean, and the Netherlands.[6]
Species in this genus can be found in tropical or temperate regions. Some tropical species such as Didemnum molle have photosynthetic algae in their tunics.[7]
Species[]
- (Verrill, 1871)
- (Van Name, 1902)
- (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
- (Sluiter, 1906)
- (Savigny, 1816)
- (Ritter and Forsyth, 1917)
- (Arnbaeck, 1929)
- (Von Drasche, 1883)
- (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
- (Lotufo and Dias, 2007
- (Hartmeyer, 1909)
- (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
- Didemnum molle (Herdmann, 1886)
- (Monniot, 1983)
- Didemnum proliferum (Kott, 1981)
- (Van Name, 1945)
- (Hartmeyer, 1911)
- (Herdmann, 1886)
- (Van Name, 1924)
- Didemnum vexillum (Kott, 2002)
References[]
- ^ Moreno, T.; Rocha, R. (June 2008). "Phylogeny of the Aplousobranchia (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 25 (2): 269–298. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752008000200016.
- ^ Kott, Patricia (15 Aug 2001). "The AUSTRALIAN ASC1DIACEA PART 4, APLOUSOBRANCHIA (3), DIDEMNIDAE". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 47.
- ^ a b "Marine Nuisance Species". Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Center. 17 February 2016.
- ^ Valentine, Page C.; Carman, Mary R.; Blackwood, Dann S.; Heffron, Erin J. (2007). "Ecological observations on the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. in a New England tide pool habitat". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 342 (1): 109–121. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.021.
- ^ Ian Laing; James Bussell; Kate Somerwill. "Project report: Assessment of the impacts of Didemnum vexillum and options for the management of the species in England".
- ^ "Invasion der Pfankuchen" Der Spiegel, 1/2006, p. 102
- ^ Ruppert, Edward E.; Richard S. Fox; Robert D. Barnes (2004). Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach (7th ed.). Delhi, India. ISBN 8131501043. OCLC 970002268.
- (USGS) National Geologic Studies of Benthic Habitats, Northeastern United States has a Marine Nuisance Species page dedicated to this genus
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