''Atriolum'' is a
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of
colonial
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tunicate
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s in the order
Enterogona
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tu ...
. These are marine animals found attached to the seabed or some other surface.
Species
The
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lists the following species in the genus:
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*'' 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
''Atriolum robustum'' is a colonial tunicate or sea squirt in the family ''Didemnidae''. It is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific where it is usually found anchored to a hard surface in shallow water.
Description
A colony of ''Atriol ...
'' Kott, 1983
*'' Atriolum tubiporum'' Kott, 2001
References
Enterogona
Tunicate genera
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