Английская Википедия:Dolioletta

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Dolioletta is a genus of tunicates in the family Doliolidae.

Characteristics

Members of the genus Dolioletta are transparent, gelatinous barrel-shaped animals, usually less than one centimetre long. They move in jerks by contracting the circular bands of muscle in their body wall sharply.[1]

Biology

They have the complex life cycle typical of the doliolids, with alternating sexual and asexual phases. They use a net of mucus strands to efficiently trap phytoplankton floating past. They both grow fast and multiply rapidly and a single animal is capable of forming thousands of new individuals in a few days. They sometimes form dense swarms with up to 500 individuals per square metre.[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[2]

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Dolioletta Шаблон:Webarchive JelliesZone. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок WoRMS не указан текст