doliolidae

• Famille taxonomique de tuniciers océaniques, de petits invertébrés marins libres, appartenant à la classe des salpes.

A taxonomic family of oceanic tunicates, small free-swimming marine invertebrates belonging to the class Thaliacea.

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   A family of small, free-swimming tunicates (pelagic sea squirts) that belong to the class Thaliacea, commonly found in warm ocean waters.

   Doliolides

   • Doliolidae are often observed in plankton tows during oceanographic surveys.
   • The life cycle of Doliolidae includes both sexual and asexual reproductive stages.
   • Researchers study Doliolidae to understand carbon cycling in marine ecosystems.