Synoicum adareanum
Synoicum adareanum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]- ^ "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.