Phallusia Fumigata

	Phallusia Fumigata ''Phallusia fumigata'' is a species of tunicate A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time ..., a marine invertebrate in the family Ascidiidae. References External links DORIS Enterogona {{tunicata-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tunicate A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time called Urochordata, and the term urochordates is still sometimes used for these animals. They are the only chordates that have lost their myomeric segmentation, with the possible exception of the 'seriation of the gill slits'. Some tunicates live as solitary individuals, but others replicate by budding and become colonies, each unit being known as a zooid. They are marine filter feeders with a water-filled, sac-like body structure and two tubular openings, known as siphons, through which they draw in and expel water. During their respiration and feeding, they take in water through the incurrent (or inhalant) siphon and expel the filtered water through the excurrent (or exhalant) siphon. Most adult tunicates are sessile, immobile an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ascidiidae Ascidiidae ("same-sac family") is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea. Some species contain elevated amounts of vanadium. There are 4 genera: * ''Ascidia'' * ''Ascidiella'' * '' Phallusia'' * '' Psammascidia'' See also * Vanabins Vanabins (also known as vanadium-associated proteins or vanadium chromagen) are a group of vanadium-binding proteins. metalloproteins. Vanabins are found almost exclusively in the blood cells, or vanadocytes, of some tunicates (sea squirts), incl ... References * Enterogona Tunicate families {{tunicata-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]