Didemnum granulatum Tokioka 1954

Monniot, Françoise, 2016, Ascidians (Tunicata) of the French Guiana Expedition, Zootaxa 4114 (3), pp. 201-245 : 207

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4114.3.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068876
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scientific name	Didemnum granulatum Tokioka 1954
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Stations. SR23; SC13; 1980 Guiana I. Royale (Monniot collection).

This species often recorded from the tropical Pacific Ocean was already noticed from Brazil by Rocha & Monniot (1995). It was found again at several times from other Brazilian localities ( Paiva et al 2015). This well known species is orange with a characteristic granular surface. The zooid has no languet and a single testis lobe. The larva has 3 adhesive papillae and 4 pairs of lateral ectodermal ampullae.

Its geographic origin is not known.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
SubPhylum	Tunicata
Class	Ascidiacea
Order	Enterogona
Family	Didemnidae
Genus	Didemnum

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