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Family: Holozoidae



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93 species (see list below)
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Distaplia alaidi
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Distaplia alaskensis
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Distaplia australiensis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL
 
Distaplia bermudensis
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Distaplia capensis
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Distaplia clavata
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Distaplia colligans
[Marine teardrop]
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Distaplia concreta
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Max. Length 10 cm COLD
 
Distaplia corolla
[Button tunicate]
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Distaplia cuscina
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic, South
Max. Length 8 cm COLD
Distaplia cylindrica (Lesson, 1830)

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Distaplia cylindrica
[Sea rod]
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Distaplia domuncula
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Distaplia dubia
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Distaplia durbanensis
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Distaplia florida
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Distaplia galatheae
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Distaplia garstangi
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Distaplia imaii
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Distaplia kerguelense
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Distaplia livida
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Distaplia lubrica
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Distaplia lucillae
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Distaplia magnilarva
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Distaplia marplesi
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Distaplia megathorax
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Distaplia mikropnoa
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Distaplia miyose
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Distaplia muriella
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Max. Length 10 cm COLD
 
Distaplia occidentalis
[Mushroom tunicate]
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Distaplia pallida
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Distaplia progressa
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Distaplia prolifera
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Distaplia racemosa
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Max. Length 3 cm COLD
 
Distaplia regina
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Distaplia retinaculata
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Distaplia rosea
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Distaplia rzhavskii
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Distaplia skoogi
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Distaplia smithi
[Stalked compound tunicate]
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Distaplia stylifera
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Distaplia systematica
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Distaplia tahihuero
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Distaplia tokioka
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Distaplia turboensis
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Distaplia vallii
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Distaplia violetta
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Distaplia viridis
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Hypodistoma deerratum
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Hypodistoma mirabile
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Hypodistoma vastum
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Hypsistozoa distomoides
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Hypsistozoa fasmeriana
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Hypsistozoa obscura
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Neodistoma mammillatum
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Polydistoma fungiforme
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Polydistoma longitube
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Polydistoma oculeum
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Protoholozoa anthos
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Protoholozoa australiensis
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Protoholozoa cantarella
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Protoholozoa lilium
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic and So
Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
Protoholozoa pedunculata Kott, 1969

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Protoholozoa pedunculata
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Protoholozoa pigra
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Sigillina australis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Sigillina cyanea
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Sigillina digitata
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Sigillina fantasiana
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Sigillina grandissima
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Sigillina mjobergi
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Sigillina mobiusi
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Sigillina moebiusi
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Sigillina nigra
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Sigillina psammophorus
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Sigillina pulvinus
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Sigillina signifera
[Sea squirt]
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Sigillina vasta
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Sycozoa anomala
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Sycozoa arborenscens
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Sycozoa brevicauda
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Sycozoa cavernosa
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Sycozoa cerebriformis
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Sycozoa gaimardi
[Mushroom sea squirt]
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Sycozoa georgiana
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Sycozoa kanzasi
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Sycozoa melopepona
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Sycozoa mirabilis
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Sycozoa murrayi
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Sycozoa pedunculata
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Sycozoa pulchra
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Sycozoa seiziwadai
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Sycozoa sigillinoides
[Lollipop ascidian]
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Sycozoa tenuicaulis
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Sycozoa umbellata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Distaplia alaidi Northwest Pacific. 1993
Distaplia alaskensis Northeast Pacific 2001
Distaplia australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1953
Distaplia bermudensis Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.2 TL 1902
Distaplia capensis Southeast Atlantic 1934
Distaplia clavata Northern Atlantic and Nor 1851
Distaplia colligans Marine teardrop Southeast Pacific, Southw 1932
Distaplia concreta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Distaplia corolla Button tunicate Atlantic Ocean. 10 COLD 1975
Distaplia cuscina Western Central Pacific 1990
Distaplia cylindrica Sea rod Southwest Atlantic, South 8 COLD 1830
Distaplia domuncula Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia dubia Western Pacific. 1927
Distaplia durbanensis Western Indian Ocean 1964
Distaplia florida Indo-West Pacific 1990
Distaplia galatheae Southwest Pacific 1959
Distaplia garstangi Northeast Atlantic 1947
Distaplia imaii Northwest Pacific 1952
Distaplia kerguelense Antarctic Indian Ocean 1970
Distaplia livida Northeast Atlantic. 1851
Distaplia lubrica Mediterranean 1883
Distaplia lucillae Mediterranean. 2006
Distaplia magnilarva Atlantic and the Mediterr 1881
Distaplia marplesi Southwest Pacific 1952
Distaplia megathorax Antarctic. 1982
Distaplia mikropnoa Pacific Ocean. 1909
Distaplia miyose Northwest Pacific 1963
Distaplia muriella Eastern Indian Ocean (Ref 1990
Distaplia occidentalis Mushroom tunicate Eastern Pacific. Boreal 10 COLD 1899
Distaplia pallida Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Distaplia progressa Western Central Pacific 1991
Distaplia prolifera Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Distaplia racemosa Western Central Pacific 1990
Distaplia regina Western Central Pacific 3 COLD 1990
Distaplia retinaculata Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Distaplia rosea Atlantic and the Mediterr 1881
Distaplia rzhavskii Northwest Pacific 1993
Distaplia skoogi Indo-West Pacific and Sou 1934
Distaplia smithi Stalked compound tunicate Eastern Pacific. Tempera 1968
Distaplia stylifera Indo-West Pacific, Wester 1874
Distaplia systematica Northern Pacific 1958
Distaplia tahihuero Eastern Central Pacific 1987
Distaplia tokioka Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Distaplia turboensis Western Central Pacific 2004
Distaplia vallii Central Indo-Pacific. 1886
Distaplia violetta Western Central Pacific 1990
Distaplia viridis Eastern Indian Ocean 1957
Hypodistoma deerratum Indo-West Pacific. 1895
Hypodistoma mirabile Eastern Indian Ocean 1972
Hypodistoma vastum Southeast Atlantic and In 1962
Hypsistozoa distomoides Indo-West Pacific 1899
Hypsistozoa fasmeriana Southwest Pacific and Ant 1924
Hypsistozoa obscura Antarctica 1969
Neodistoma mammillatum Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Polydistoma fungiforme Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Polydistoma longitube Eastern Indian Ocean 1957
Polydistoma oculeum Western Central Pacific 2001
Protoholozoa anthos Western Central Pacific 1991
Protoholozoa australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Protoholozoa cantarella Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Protoholozoa lilium Western Central Pacific, 1982
Protoholozoa pedunculata Antarctic Atlantic and So 1.3 TL 1969
Protoholozoa pigra Northeast Atlantic 1974
Sigillina australis Indo-West Pacific 1816
Sigillina cyanea Indo-West Pacific 0.4 TL 1899
Sigillina digitata Southeast Atlantic 1962
Sigillina fantasiana Eastern Indian Ocean 1957
Sigillina grandissima Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Sigillina mjobergi Eastern Indian Ocean 1919
Sigillina mobiusi Antarctic. 1905
Sigillina moebiusi Antarctic Atlantic and In 1905
Sigillina nigra Southwest Pacific 1899
Sigillina psammophorus Southwest Pacific 1912
Sigillina pulvinus Eastern Indian Ocean 2003
Sigillina signifera Sea squirt Western Central Pacific. 1909
Sigillina vasta Western Indian Ocean 1962
Sycozoa anomala Antarctic Atlantic and So 1960
Sycozoa arborenscens Atlantic Ocean 1912
Sycozoa brevicauda Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Sycozoa cavernosa Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Sycozoa cerebriformis Indo-West Pacific 1834
Sycozoa gaimardi Mushroom sea squirt Southwest Atlantic, South 1886
Sycozoa georgiana Antarctic and sub-Antarct 1907
Sycozoa kanzasi Antarctic and sub-Antarct 1930
Sycozoa melopepona Northeast Atlantic 1975
Sycozoa mirabilis Northeast Atlantic 1912
Sycozoa murrayi Indo-West Pacific 1886
Sycozoa pedunculata Eastern Indian Ocean 1834
Sycozoa pulchra Indo-West Pacific 1886
Sycozoa seiziwadai Indo-West Pacific 1952
Sycozoa sigillinoides Lollipop ascidian Southwest Atlantic, Indo- 1830
Sycozoa tenuicaulis Australia. 1953
Sycozoa umbellata Australia. 1898



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