Didemnidae
| Didemnidae | |
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| Tunicate colonies of Didemnum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Enterogona |
| Suborder: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: |
Didemnidae Giard, 1872 |
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Didemnidae is a family of colonial tunicates in the order Enterogona.
These marine animals are found in shallow water on the seabed. Members of this family have small zooids that form encrusting colonies. The body of each zooid is divided into a thorax and an abdomen.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:
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