Overview
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A Family in the Kingdom Protozoa.
Taxonomy
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The Family Lophodiniaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (7): Aureodinium · Endodinium · Herdmania · Lophodinium · Massartia · Sclerodinium · Zooxanthella
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in the Family Lophodiniaceae.
Genera
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Aureodinium
Endodinium
Herdmania
The solitary Herdmania momus is one of the most commonly encountered species of ascidians. While commonly referred to simply as sea squirts, this name is ambiguous, as it can refer to any member of the sub-phylum Urochordata. [more]
Lophodinium
Massartia
Sclerodinium
Zooxanthella
At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zooxanthella.
More info about the Genus Zooxanthella may be found here.
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