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əˈsɪd i ənas·cid·i·an
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Princeton's WordNet
ascidiannoun
minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
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ascidiannoun
Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)
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ascidian
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of a polysaccharide. Ascidians are found all over the world, usually in shallow water with salinities over 2.5%. While members of the Thaliacea and Larvacea (Appendicularia) swim freely like plankton, sea squirts are sessile animals after their larval phase: they then remain firmly attached to their substratum, such as rocks and shells.There are 2,300 species of ascidians and three main types: solitary ascidians, social ascidians that form clumped communities by attaching at their bases, and compound ascidians that consist of many small individuals (each individual is called a zooid) forming colonies up to several meters in diameter. Sea squirts feed by taking in water through a tube, the oral siphon. The water enters the mouth and pharynx, flows through mucus-covered gill slits (also called pharyngeal stigmata) into a water chamber called the atrium, then exits through the atrial siphon.
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ascidian
An ascidian is a marine invertebrate belonging to the class Ascidiacea within the subphylum Tunicata, also known as the Urochordates. These organisms are often referred to as sea squirts due to their habit of contracting their bodies and expelling water when disturbed. Ascidians are typically sessile (non-moving), attaching themselves to substrates like rocks or reefs, and feature a unique dual life cycle with both larva and adult stages.
Webster Dictionary
Ascidiannoun
one of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj
Etymology: [Gr. bladder, pouch.]
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The numerical value of ascidian in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of ascidian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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