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Ascidiacea
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Ascidiacea [ə‚sid·ē′āsh·ē·ə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A large class of the phylum Tunicata; adults are sessile and may be solitary or colonial.


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Natural products effective against certain cancers have been identified: bryostatin from the colonial bryozoan, ecteinascidin from ascidians or sea squirts, and discodermolide from deep-sea sponges.
Oceans and human health: a new era of environmental opportunities by Baden, Daniel G. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Electrical coupling of blastomeres in early embryos of ascidians and sea urchins.
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