''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of
tunicate
Tunicates are marine invertebrates belonging to the subphylum Tunicata ( ). This grouping 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 ...
s belonging to the family
Didemnidae
Didemnidae is the largest family of colonial tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
These marine animals are found in shallow water on the seabed. Members of this family have reduced zooids that form highly integrated and encrusting sheet-like ...
. The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
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Leptoclinides aciculus''
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Leptoclinides albamaculatus''
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Leptoclinides apertus''
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Leptoclinides aspiculatum''
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Leptoclinides auranticus''
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Leptoclinides brandi''
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Leptoclinides brasiliensis''
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Leptoclinides caelestis''
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Leptoclinides capensis''
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Leptoclinides carduus''
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Leptoclinides cavernosus''
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Leptoclinides coelenteratus''
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Leptoclinides comitus''
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Leptoclinides compactus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides complexus''
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Leptoclinides confirmatus''
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Leptoclinides constellatus''
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Leptoclinides coronatus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides crocotulus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides cucurbitus
''Leptoclinides cucurbitus'' is an Ascidiacea from the family Didemnidae
Didemnidae is the largest family of colonial tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
These marine animals are found in shallow water on the seabed. Members of this fami ...
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Leptoclinides cuspidatus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides decoratus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides diemenensis
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides doboensis
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides dubius
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides duminus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides durus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides echinatus''
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Leptoclinides echinus''
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Leptoclinides erinaceus''
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Leptoclinides exiguus''
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Leptoclinides faeroensis
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*''Leptoclinides aciculus''
*''Leptoclinides ...
''
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Leptoclinides fluxus''
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Leptoclinides frustus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides fungiformis''
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Leptoclinides grandistellus''
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Leptoclinides hawaiiensis''
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Leptoclinides imperfectus''
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Leptoclinides kerguelenensis''
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Leptoclinides kingi''
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Leptoclinides latus''
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Leptoclinides levitatus''
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Leptoclinides lissus''
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Leptoclinides longicollis''
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Leptoclinides lotufoi''
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Leptoclinides macrotestis''
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Leptoclinides maculatus''
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Leptoclinides madara''
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Leptoclinides magnistellus''
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Leptoclinides marmoratus''
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Leptoclinides marmoreus''
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Leptoclinides minimus''
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Leptoclinides multilobatus''
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Leptoclinides multipapillatus''
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Leptoclinides novaezelandiae''
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Leptoclinides ocellatus''
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Leptoclinides oscitans
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*''Leptoclinides aciculus''
*''Leptoclinides ...
''
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Leptoclinides placidus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides planus''
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Leptoclinides prunus''
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Leptoclinides pulvinus''
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Leptoclinides ramosum''
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Leptoclinides reticulatus''
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Leptoclinides rigidus''
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Leptoclinides robiginis''
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Leptoclinides rufus''
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Leptoclinides rugosum''
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Leptoclinides seminudus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
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Leptoclinides sluiteri''
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Leptoclinides sparsus''
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Leptoclinides subviridis''
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Leptoclinides sulawesii''
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Leptoclinides torosus''
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Leptoclinides tuberculatus''
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Leptoclinides tulearensis''
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Leptoclinides umbrosus''
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Leptoclinides uniorbis''
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Leptoclinides unitestis''
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Leptoclinides vesica''
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Leptoclinides volvus
''Leptoclinides'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Didemnidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptoclinides'':
*'' Leptoclinides aciculus''
*'' Leptoclinid ...
''
References
Didemnidae
Tunicate genera
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