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ascidian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | tunicate, urochord, urochordate |
| Has types | sea squirt |
Examples of ascidian
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A single GATA factor plays discrete, lineage specific roles in ascidian heart development.
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Ascidian larvae have a dorsal mouth, as one would expect from inversion.
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Characterization of HCN and cardiac function in a colonial ascidian.
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The one in this photo has been partially overgrown by an encrusting ascidian or sea squirt.
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A stalked colonial ascidian in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Scientists refer to the critter as an ascidian or tunicate, of which there are thousands of species.
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During the first few years at Bryn Mawr, he produced descriptive studies of sea acorns, ascidian worms and frogs.
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- Minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- Ascidiacea (commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts) is a class in the Urochordata subphylum of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of the polysaccharide tunicin, as compared to other tunicates which are less rigid.
- Solitary or colonial sea squirt of the phylum Chordata. Enclosed in a soft, gelatinous test.
- A group of marine animals, which includes sea squirts. These soft, boneless filter feeders are found all over the world.
- An ascidian or sea-squirt is a marine animal which lives attached to rocks. Their larvae (young) are small tadpole-like animals that swim in the water before attaching to the sea bed. ...
