Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Summary 2

Ciona intestinalis (vase tunicate) is a urochordata (sea squirt), a tunicate with very soft tunic, globally distributed cosmopolitan species. Since Linnaeus described the species, Ciona intestinalis has been used as a model invertebrate chordate in developmental biology and genomics. However, recent studies have shown that there are at least two, possibly four, sister species By anthropogenic means, the species has invaded various parts of the world and is known as an invasive species.

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  1. (c) Eric Burgers, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/3337952426
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciona_intestinalis

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