Thalia (tunicate)
Topic: Biology
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| Thalia democratica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Thaliacea |
| Order: | Salpida |
| Family: | Salpidae |
| Subfamily: | Salpinae |
| Genus: | Thalia Blumenbach, 1798 |
Thalia is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae.[1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Thalia cicar van Soest, 1973
- Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775)
- Thalia longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Thalia orientalis Tokioka, 1937
- Thalia rhinoceros van Soest, 1975
- Thalia rhomboides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Thalia sibogae van Soest, 1973
Sperm and egg interaction has been studied to discover if there are any shared features with other marine invertebrates. It was found that they are closely related to Ascidians and supports the idea that Ascidians gave rise to them. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thalia Blumenbach, 1798" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2498463.
- ↑ Holland. (1988). Spermatogenesis in the salps Thalia democratica and Cyclosalpa affinis (Tunicata: Thaliacea): An electron microscopic study. Journal of Morphology (1931), 198(2), 189–204. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051980206
Wikidata ☰ Q3519464 entry
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