Didemnum is a genus of colonial tunicates in the familyDidemnidae. It is the most speciose genus in the didemnid family.[1][2] Species in this genus often have small calcareous spicules embedded in the tunic and form irregular or lobed colonies. Some Didemnum species, including Didemnum vexillum and Didemnum perlucidem are considered invasive species.[3] In early 2006, Didemnum vexillum was found covering a 230 km2 area of cobble habitat in Georges Bank off the coast of New England,[4] and is classified as an invasive species of greatest concern in coastal areas throughout Europe,[5] New Zealand, and North America.[3]Didemnum sp. invasions have also been recorded in Canada, the Mediterranean, and the Netherlands.[6]
Species in this genus can be found in tropical or temperate regions. Some tropical species such as Didemnum molle have photosynthetic algae in their tunics.[7]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Didemnum:[8]
- Didemnum abradatumKott, 2007
- Didemnum ahuMonniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum albidum(Verrill, 1871)
- Didemnum albopunctatumSluiter, 1909
- Didemnum algasedensMonniot F. & Monniot C., 2001
- Didemnum amethysteum(Van Name, 1902)
- Didemnum amourouxiLafargue, 1976
- Didemnum apersumTokioka, 1953
- Didemnum apurotoMonniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum aranciumKott, 2001
- Didemnum aratoreKott, 2004
- Didemnum asterixKott, 2004
- Didemnum astrumKott, 2001
- Didemnum augustiMichaelsen, 1920
- Didemnum aurantiacum Herdman, 1886
- Didemnum aurantiumRocha & Neves, 2015
- Didemnum aures Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum bentarti Varela & Ramos-Esplá, 2008
- Didemnum beringense Romanov, 1977
- Didemnum biglans (Sluiter, 1906)
- Didemnum biglutinum Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum bimasculum Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum bisectatum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum brevioris Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1997
- Didemnum cesio Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum calliginosum Monniot F., 1984
- Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816
- Didemnum captivum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1997
- Didemnum carnulentum Ritter y Forsyth, 1917
- Didemnum carpenteri (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum caudiculatum Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum cerebral Michaelsen, 1920
- Didemnum chartaceum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum chilense Ärnbäck, 1929
- Didemnum cilicium Kott, 2005
- Didemnum cineraceum (Sluiter, 1898)
- Didemnum clavum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum coccineum (Drasche, 1883)
- Comuna de Didemnum (Della Valle, 1877)
- Didemnum complexum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum conchyliatum (Sluiter, 1898)
- Didemnum congregatum Kott, 2004
- Didemnum contortum Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997
- Didemnum coralliforme Kott, 2004
- Didemnum coriaceum (Drasche, 1883)
- Didemnum corium Kott, 2005
- Didemnum crescente Kott, 2001
- Didemnum cuculliferum (Sluiter, 1909)
- Didemnum cygnuus Kott, 2001
- Didemnum dealbatum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum delectum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum densum (Nott, 1892)
- Didemnum dicolla Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1997
- Didemnum diffundum Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum digestum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum diversum Kott, 2004
- Didemnum dolium Kott, 2008
- Didemnum domesticum Kott, 2004
- Didemnum drachi Lafargue, 1975
- Didemnum duplicatumMonniot F., 1983
- Didemnum ectensum Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum edmondsoni Eldredge, 1967
- Didemnum edwardsi (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum effusium Kott, 2001
- Didemnum elikapekae Eldredge, 1967
- Didemnum elongatum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum epikelp Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths y Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum etiolum Kott, 1982
- Didemnum extensum Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum fibriae Kott, 2004
- Didemnum filiforme Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum flagellatum Tokioka, 1953
- Didemnum flammacolor Rocha & Neves, 2015
- Didemnum flavoviride Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum frágil Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum fragum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum fucatum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum fulgens (Milne Edwards, 1841)
- Didemnum fuscum (Oka, 1931)
- Didemnum galacteum Lotufo & Dias, 2007
- Didemnum gayanae Sanamyan, 1999
- Didemnum gemmiparum Romanov, 1976
- Didemnum gigas (Della Valle, 1881)
- Didemnum gintonicum Eldredge, 1967
- Didemnum globiferum Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths y Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum grande (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum granulatum Tokioka, 1954
- Didemnum granulosum (Drasche, 1883)
- Didemnum guttatum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum halimedae Monniot F., 1983
- Didemnum helgolandicum Michaelsen, 1921
- Didemnum herba Kott, 2001
- Didemnum hiopaa Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum immundum Romanov, 1974
- Didemnum inaequilobatum Daumezon, 1908
- Didemnum inauratum Monniot F., 1983
- Didemnum incanum (Herdman, 1899)
- Didemnum inveteratum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum japonicum (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum jedanense Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum jeffreysi (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum jucundum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum karlae Michaelsen, 1920
- Didemnum kelleri Michaelsen, 1923
- Didemnum kurilense Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum lacertosum Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum lacustre Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum lahillei Hartmeyer, 1909
- Didemnum lambertaeRocha & Neves, 2015
- Didemnum lambitum (Sluiter, 1900)
- Didemnum leopardo Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum leopardum Kott, 2005
- Didemnum levitas Kott, 2001
- Didemnum ligulumMonniot F., 1983
- Didemnum lillipution Kott, 2004
- Didemnum linatum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum linguiferum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum lissoclinum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum lithostrotum Brewin, 1956
- Didemnum longigasterRocha & Neves, 2015
- Nombre de Didemnum lutarium Van, 1910
- Didemnum macrosiphonium Kott, 2001
- Didemnum macrospiculatum Tokioka, 1967
- Didemnum maculatum (Nott, 1892)
- Didemnum maculosum (Milne Edwards, 1841)
- Didemnum madagascariense Brunetti, 2007
- Didemnum madeleinae Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001
- Didemnum magnetaeHastings , 1931
- Didemnum mantile Kott, 2001
- Didemnum megaductus Romanov, 1974
- Didemnum megasterix Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum mekeald Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum membranaceum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum mesembrinum Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths y Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum microthoracicum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum millari Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths y Schleyer, 2001
- Didemnum minisculum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum miniespirale Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum misakiense (Oka & Willey, 1892)
- Didemnum molle (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum monile Kott, 2001
- Didemnum montosum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum moseleyi (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum multiampullae Kott, 2008
- Didemnum multiespiral Kott, 2001
- Didemnum mutabile Monniot C. y Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum nambucciensis Kott, 2004
- Didemnum negligente Herdman, 1886
- Didemnum nekozita Tokioka, 1967
- Didemnum nigricans Monniot F., 1995
- Didemnum nigrum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum nivale Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum nocturno Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1997
- Didemnum oblitum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum obscurum Monniot F., 1969
- Didemnum ossium Kott, 2001
- Didemnum paa Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum pacificum Tokioka, 1953
- Didemnum papillatum Romanov, 1974
- Didemnum parancium Kott, 2001
- Didemnum parau Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum pardum Tokioka, 1962
- Didemnum partium Tokioka, 1953
- Didemnum parvum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 2003
- Didemnum patulum (Herdman, 1899)
- Didemnum pecten Kott, 2001
- Didemnum pellucidum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum perlucidum Monniot F., 1983
- Didemnum perplexum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum perspicuum Giard, 1873
- Didemnum peyrefittense Brément, 1913
- Didemnum pica Brunetti, 2007
- Didemnum pitipiri Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum plebeium Kott, 2005
- Didemnum poecilomorpha Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum polare Hartmeyer, 1903
- Didemnum precocinum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum protectum (Daumézon, 1908)
- Psammatodos de Didemnum (Sluiter, 1895)
- Didemnum pseudobiglans Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum pseudofulgens Médioni, 1970
- Didemnum pseudovexillum Turon & Viard, 2020
- Didemnum quincunciale Michaelsen, 1920
- Didemnum recurvatum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum risirense Nishikawa, 1990
- Didemnum roberti Michaelsen, 1930
- Didemnum rochai Paiva et al., 2015
- Didemnum rodriguesi Rocha & Monniot F., 1993
- Didemnum romssae Marks, 1996
- Didemnum roseum Sars, 1851
- Didemnum rota Kott, 2004
- Didemnum rottnesti Kott, 1962
- Didemnum rubeum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum sachalinense Romanov, 1989
- Didemnum sanakiensis Sanamyan, 1999
- Didemnum santaelenae Nombre de Van, 1945
- Didemnum scopi Kott, 2001
- Didemnum semifuscum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum siphonale Tokioka, 1967
- Didemnum sordidum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum spadix Kott, 2001
- Didemnum speciosum (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum sphaericum Tokioka, 1967
- Didemnum spongioides Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum spumante Kott, 2004
- Didemnum spumosum Kott, 2004
- Didemnum stercoratum Monniot F. y Monniot C., 1996
- Didemnum stilense Michaelsen, 1934
- Didemnum stragulum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum studeri Hartmeyer, 1911
- Didemnum subflavum (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum sutil Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum sucosum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum tabulatum Sluiter, 1909
- Didemnum tantulum Kott, 2007
- Didemnum tapetum Kott, 2008
- Tenue Didemnum (Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum ternerratum Kott, 2001
- Didemnum tetrahedrum Dias & Rodrigues, 2004
- Didemnum theca Kott, 2001
- Didemnum thomsoni Herdman, 1886
- Didemnum tigrinoides Tokioka, 1953
- Didemnum toafene Monniot C. y Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum tonga(Herdman, 1886)
- Didemnum torresii(Sluiter, 1895)
- Didemnum tortileMonniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum translucidumTokioka, 1953
- Didemnum transparentumRomanov, 1977
- Didemnum trispiraleRomanov, 1989
- Didemnum tuberatum(Nott, 1892)
- Didemnum tumulatumKott, 2004
- Didemnum usitatumKott, 2004
- Didemnum uturoaMonniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum vahatuioMonniot C. & Monniot F., 1987
- Didemnum valgumMonniot F. & Monniot C., 2008
- Didemnum vanderhorstiVan Name, 1924
- Didemnum velansMichaelsen, 1920
- Didemnum velumKott, 2008
- Didemnum verdantumKott, 2001
- Didemnum vermiformeRomanov, 1989
- Didemnum vesicaKott, 2007
- Didemnum vesperiKott, 2004
- Didemnum vexillumKott, 2002
- Didemnum viaKott, 2001
- Didemnum viride(Herdman, 1906)
- Didemnum vulgareKott, 2001
- Didemnum yolkyMonniot C. & Monniot F., 1997

References
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- 12"Marine Nuisance Species". Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Center. 17 February 2016.
- ↑Valentine, Page C.; Carman, Mary R.; Blackwood, Dann S.; Heffron, Erin J. (2007). "Ecological observations on the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. in a New England tide pool habitat". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 342 (1): 109–121. Bibcode:2007JEMBE.342..109V. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.021.
- ↑Ian Laing; James Bussell; Kate Somerwill. "Project report: Assessment of the impacts of Didemnum vexillum and options for the management of the species in England".
- ↑ "Invasion der Pfankuchen" Der Spiegel, 1/2006, p. 102
- ↑ Ruppert, Edward E.; Richard S. Fox; Robert D. Barnes (2004). Zoología de invertebrados: un enfoque evolutivo funcional (7.ª ed.). Delhi, India. ISBN 8131501043OCLC 970002268
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