Synoicum adareanum
| Synoicum adareanum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Polyclinidae |
| Genus: | Synoicum |
| Species: | S. adareanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Synoicum adareanum Herdman, 1902 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Synoicum adareanum is a species of sea squirt that inhabits the Antarctic sea floor around the Anvers Island archipelago. Within the species, a bacterium has been identified that is a member of a new and previously unstudied genus, Candidatus Synoicihabitans palmerolidicus.[2]
References
- ^ "Synoicum adareanum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Kelsey Fitzgerald. "Within an Antarctic sea squirt, scientists discover a bacterial species with promising anti-melanoma properties". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.