Herdmania pallida
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| Herdmania pallida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genus: | Herdmania |
| Species: | H. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Herdmania pallida (Heller, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cynthia pallida Heller, 1878 | |
Herdmania pallida is a species of sea-squirt in the family Pyuridae.[2]
The first scientific description of the species was in 1878 as Cynthia pallida by Camill Heller.[2][3] The synonym was a redescription by Herdman in 1906,[2][4] but the decision for synonymy is based on work by Patricia Kott in 2002.[5]
This animal is a filter-feeder and is only found amongst mangrove roots in Bocas del Toro.[6]
