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Webster 1913 Edition


Ascidioidea


As-cidˊi-oid′e-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr.
ascidium
+
-oid
. See
Ascidium
.]
(Zool.)
A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.