Synoicum

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Synoicum
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Synoicum turgens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Enterogona
Family: Polyclinidae
Genus: Synoicum
Phipps, 1774 [1]
Species
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Synoicum is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species : [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sanamyan, Karen (2015). "Synoicum Phipps, 1774". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2015-07-26.