''Morchellium'' is a
genus
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of
colonial sea squirts,
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 in the
family
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Polyclinidae
Polyclinidae is a family of tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
Genera
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Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
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lists the following species:
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Morchellium albidum
''Morchellium'' is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Morchellium albidum'' Kott, 1992
*''Morchellium appendiculatum'' (Michaelse ...
''
Kott, 1992
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Morchellium appendiculatum
''Morchellium'' is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae.
Species
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''
(Michaelsen, 1923)
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Morchellium argus
''Morchellium argus'', the red-flake ascidian, is a species of colonial sea squirt, a tunicate in the family Polyclinidae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, especially round the coasts of Britain.
Description
A ...
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(Milne-Edwards, 1841)
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Morchellium giardi
''Morchellium'' is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Morchellium albidum'' Kott, 1992
*''Morchellium appendiculatum'' (Michaelsen ...
''
Herdman, 1886
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Morchellium leviventer
''Morchellium'' is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Morchellium albidum'' Kott, 1992
*''Morchellium appendiculatum'' (Michaelsen ...
''
(Monniot & Gaill, 1978)
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Morchellium pannosum''
Kott, 1992
References
Polyclinidae
Tunicate genera
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