family Doliolidae
Definition
- Noun:
- A taxonomic family of marine animals: "Family Doliolidae" is the scientific name for a specific family of small, gelatinous, free-swimming tunicates found in the ocean. These are pelagic (open-ocean) animals related to sea squirts.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The biologist studied the unique locomotion of the Family Doliolidae.
- Members of the Family Doliolidae are important components of the planktonic community.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic classification: The term is used in formal scientific contexts to categorize and discuss these specific organisms within the phylum Chordata, subphylum Tunicata.
- The research paper compared the life cycles of the Family Doliolidae and the Family Salpidae.
Variants and Related Words
- Doliolid (n): A common name for any individual organism belonging to the Family Doliolidae.
- A doliolid was collected in the plankton sample.
Synonyms
- Doliolids: The common group name for these organisms.
- Oceanic tunicates: A descriptive, non-taxonomic synonym highlighting their habitat and phylum.
Noun
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oceanic tunicates
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