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Micrascidites

Ascidiacea - Enterogona - Didemnidae

Taxonomy
Micrascidites was named by Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud (1956). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Didemnidae by Varoli and Houghton (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Micrascidites Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud
1996Micrascidites Varoli and Houghton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995
orderEnterogona
familyDidemnidae
genusMicrascidites

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Micrascidites Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud 1956
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Locomotion: stationarysubp
Attached: yessubp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Created: 2007-12-11 06:22:34
Modified: 2009-10-12 01:26:13
Source: subp = subphylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
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