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Family: Ascidiidae



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124 species (see list below)
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Araneum pedunculatum
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Araneum sigma
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Ascidia ahodori
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Ascidia alterna
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Ascidia archaia
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Ascidia arenosa
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Ascidia armata
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Ascidia austera
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Ascidia aximensis
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Ascidia azurea
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Ascidia bathybia
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Ascidia bifissa
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Ascidia caguayensis
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Ascidia californica
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Max. Length 2.9 cm TL
 
Ascidia callosa
[Sea blister]
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Ascidia canaliculata
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Ascidia cannelata
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Ascidia capillata
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Ascidia caudata
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Ascidia celtica
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Ascidia ceratodes
[California sea squirt]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Atlantic, Indo-

Ascidia challengeriHerdman, 1882

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Ascidia challengeri
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Max. Length 6 cm H
 
Ascidia clementea
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ascidia columbiana
[Sea blisters]
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Ascidia compta
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Telnes, Kåre

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ascidia conchilegaMüller, 1776

Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Ascidia conchilega
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Ascidia correi
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ascidia curvata
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Ascidia decepta
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Ascidia depressiuscula
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Ascidia despecta
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Ascidia dijmphniana
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Ascidia empheres
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Ascidia escabanae
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Ascidia fictile
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Ascidia fistulosa
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Ascidia formella
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Ascidia fusca
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Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Ascidia gemmata
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Ascidia glabra
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Ascidia iberica
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Ascidia incrassata
[Red spotted ascidian]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Ascidia interrupta
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Ascidia involuta
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Ascidia julinea
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Ascidia kreagra
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Ascidia krechi
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Ascidia kuneides
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Ascidia lagena
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Ascidia latesiphonica
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Ascidia liberata
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Ascidia limpida
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Ascidia lobata
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Ascidia longistriata
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Ascidia macropapilla
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Ascidia malaca
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Ascidia matoya
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Ascidia mediterranean
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Ascidia melanostoma
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Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic, Antar
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Ascidia mentulaMüller, 1776

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Ascidia mentula
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Ascidia meridionalis
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Ascidia molguloides
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Ascidia multitentaculata
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Ascidia munda
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Ascidia muricata
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Ascidia nerea
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Ascidia nigra
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Ascidia obliqua
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Ascidia obocki
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Ascidia occidentalis
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Ascidia ornata
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Ascidia pacifica
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Ascidia papillosa
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Ascidia parasamea
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Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm H
Ascidia paratropa(Huntsman, 1912)

Photo by Cowles, David
 
Ascidia paratropa
[Glassy tunicate]
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Ascidia perfluxa
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Ascidia placenta
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Ascidia polytrema
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Ascidia prolata
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Ascidia prona
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Ascidia prunum
[Plum-like ascidia]
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Ascidia pygmaea
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Ascidia recifensis
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Ascidia retinens
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Ascidia retrosipho
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Ascidia salvatoris
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Ascidia samea
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Ascidia santosi
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Ascidia scaevola
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Ascidia somalensis
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Ascidia spinosa
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Ascidia stenodes
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Ascidia stewartensis
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Ascidia sulca
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ascidia sydneiensis
[Yellow-green sea squirt]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Ascidia tapuni
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Ascidia tenue
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Ascidia thompsoni
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Ascidia translucida
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Ascidia tricuspis
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Ascidia tritonis
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Ascidia unalaskensis
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Ascidia urnalia
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Ascidia vermiformis
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Ascidia virgineaMüller, 1776

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Ascidia virginea
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Ascidia willeyi
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Ascidia xamaycana
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ascidia zara
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Ascidia zyogasima
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Ascidiella aspersa
[Dirty sea squirt]
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Ascidiella scabra
[Hairy sea squirt]
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Phallusia arabica
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Phallusia barbarica
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Phallusia colleta
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Phallusia fumigata(Grube, 1864)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Phallusia fumigata
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Phallusia ingeria
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Jan Messersmith

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Phallusia julineaSluiter, 1915

Photo by Jan Messersmith
 
Phallusia julinea
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Phallusia koreana
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Phallusia mammillata(Cuvier, 1815)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Phallusia mammillata
[White warty seasquirt]
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Phallusia millari
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Ulman, Aylin

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Phallusia nigraSavigny, 1816

Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
Phallusia nigra
[Black sea squirt]
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Phallusia obesa
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Phallusia suensonii
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Psammascidia tessieri
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