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Lissoclinum fragile

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Lissoclinum fragile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Didemnidae
Genus: Lissoclinum
Species:
L. fragile
Binomial name
Lissoclinum fragile
(Van Name, 1902)

Lissoclinum fragile is a species of tunicate.[1] This species was named by Willard G. Van Name in 1902.[2]

This species is a colonial ascidian. This means that they are marine organisms that are able to engage in a variety of pharmacological activities. This includes antimicrobial, hemolytic, and cytotoxic properties and activities. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lissoclinum fragile". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39omei, retrieved 2021-03-06
  3. ^ Abdul, S; Akram, S; Arshan, KML (2017). "DNA barcoding of a colonial ascidian, Lissoclinum fragile (Van Name, 1902)". Mitochondrial DNA. 28: 810–813. doi:10.1080/24701394.2016.1192615 – via Web of Science.