Atriolum

Atriolum
Atriolum robustum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Didemnidae
Genus:
Kott, 1872[1]
Species

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Atriolum is a genus of colonial tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia, first described in 1983 by Patricia Kott.[1][2] These are marine animals found attached to the seabed or some other surface.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species in the genus:[1]

  • Atriolum bucinum Kott, 2001
  • Atriolum eversum Kott, 2001
  • Atriolum glauerti (Michaelsen, 1930)
  • Atriolum lilium Kott, 2001
  • Atriolum marinense Kott, 2001
  • Atriolum marsupialis Monniot, 1989
  • Atriolum quadratum Monniot & Monniot, 1996
  • Atriolum robustum Kott, 1983
  • Atriolum tubiporum Kott, 2001

References

  1. ^ a b c Sanamyan, Karen (2013). "Atriolum Kott, 1983". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. ^ Patricia Kott (February 1983). "Two new genera of didemnid ascidians from tropical Australian waters". The Beagle. 1: 13–19. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329290.