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as·cid·i·um

 (ə-sĭd′ē-əm)
n. pl. as·cid·i·a (ə-sĭd′ē-ə) Botany
A pitcher-shaped or bottle-shaped part or organ, such as the hollow tubular leaf of a pitcher plant.
[New Latin, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos, wineskin.]
as·cid′i·ate′ adj.
as·cid′i·form′ (-ə-fôrm′) adj.
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ascidium

(əˈsɪdɪəm)
n, pl -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)
(Botany) part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
[C18: from New Latin, from Greek askidion a little bag, from askos bag]
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Recent surveys of ascidians biodiversity on the northern Chilean coast (Clarke & Castilla, 2000; Schories et al., 2015; Turon et al., 2016a, 2016b) did not make any reference to members of the genus Ascidia. Only one previous study reported the species A.
Ascidia ceratodes (Huntsman, 1912) (Tunicata: Ascidiidae) off the northern Chilean coast: new record
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Three Antarctic ascidians from Four Ladies Bank: Cnemidocarpa pfefferi (Michaelsen, 1898), Pyura discoveryi (Herdman, 1910) and Bathypera splendens Michaelsen, 1904
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nigra are complicated by this species' many synonyms: Ascidia nigra Heller, 1878, Ascidia atra Lesueur, 1823, Ascidia somalensis Sluiter, 1905, Phallusia atra Traustedt, 1882, Phallusia violacea Gould, 1852, Phallusiopsis nigra Hartmeyer, 1909, Thallusia nigra Hartmeyer, 1908, Tunica nigra Hilton, 1913; but most reports in the last 70 years have used either Ascidia nigra or Phallusia nigra, with a preference for Phallusia in recent years (Shenkar and Swalla, 2011).
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Um PS do tipo HEP isolado da ascidia Styela plicata (Chordata-Tunicata) com efeitos antitromboticos e baixo risco de sangramento foi estudado por Cardilo-Reis et al.
Glycosaminoglycans isolated from the skin of 'palombeta' (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) and 'guaiuba' (Ocyurus chrysurus): features and biological implications/Glicosaminoglicanos isolados da pele de palombeta (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) e guaiuba (Ocyurus chrysurus): caracteristicas e implicacoes biologicas
Swainson, 1840, los tunicados Polyclinum constellatum Savigny 1816 y Ascidia curvata (Traustedt, 1882), asi como el hidrozoario Nemalecium sp., aparecieron con mayor frecuencia respecto a la zona externa y media.
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In an area with rocky substrate at 30 m depth, the seafloor was first colonized by erect bryozoans (Crisia eburnea and Idmidronea atlantica) and the polychaete Spirorbis spp., while later colonizers included the ascidians Aplidium pallidum and Ascidia callosa (Witman, 1998).
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