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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]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Atlantic, Indo-

Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882

Photo by 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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Photo by Telnes, Kåre

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

Photo by 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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Photo by Pillon, Roberto

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

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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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Photo by Cowles, David

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

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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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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776

Photo by 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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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Phallusia fumigata (Grube, 1864)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Phallusia fumigata
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Phallusia ingeria
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Photo by Jan Messersmith

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

Photo by Photo by Jan Messersmith
 
Phallusia julinea
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Phallusia koreana
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)

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

Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Araneum pedunculatum Western Central Pacific 1991
Araneum sigma Atlantic Ocean 1973
Ascidia ahodori Northwest Pacific 1927
Ascidia alterna Western Central Pacific 1991
Ascidia archaia Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 2 TL 1890
Ascidia arenosa Western Indian Ocean 1898
Ascidia armata Northwest Pacific 1906
Ascidia austera Northwest Pacific 1904
Ascidia aximensis Eastern Atlantic and West 1953
Ascidia azurea Western Central Pacific 1996
Ascidia bathybia Antarctic, Eastern Atlant 1912
Ascidia bifissa Indo-Pacific 1890
Ascidia caguayensis Western Central Atlantic 1974
Ascidia californica Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Ascidia callosa Sea blister Northern Atlantic, Northe 2.9 TL 1852
Ascidia canaliculata Western Indian Ocean 1878
Ascidia cannelata Mediterranean Sea. 1820
Ascidia capillata Indo-West Pacific 1887
Ascidia caudata Southeast Atlantic 1878
Ascidia celtica Northeast Atlantic 1969
Ascidia ceratodes California sea squirt Eastern Pacific. 1912
Ascidia challengeri Southeast Atlantic, Indo- 1882
Ascidia clementea Arctic and Pacific Ocean 6 H 1907
Ascidia columbiana Sea blisters North Pacific. Climate 5 TL 1912
Ascidia compta Southeast Atlantic 1898
Ascidia conchilega Atlantic and the Mediterr 6 TL 1776
Ascidia correi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1970
Ascidia curvata Western Atlantic. 5 TL 1882
Ascidia decepta Indo-West Pacific 1985
Ascidia depressiuscula Indo-West Pacific 1878
Ascidia despecta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1880
Ascidia dijmphniana Northern Atlantic and the 1834
Ascidia empheres Western Central Pacific 1895
Ascidia escabanae Eastern Central Pacific. 1998
Ascidia fictile Western Indian Ocean 1997
Ascidia fistulosa Pacific Ocean 1967
Ascidia formella Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Ascidia fusca Southeast Pacific 1989
Ascidia gemmata Indo-West Pacific. 4 TL 1895
Ascidia glabra Indo-West Pacific 1922
Ascidia iberica Atlantic Ocean 1988
Ascidia incrassata Red spotted ascidian Southeast Atlantic, Weste 1878
Ascidia interrupta Eastern Central Pacific a 10 TL 1878
Ascidia involuta Atlantic and the Mediterr 10 TL 1875
Ascidia julinea Western Indian Ocean
Ascidia kreagra Western Central Pacific 1895
Ascidia krechi Southeast Atlantic 1904
Ascidia kuneides Indo-Pacific 1887
Ascidia lagena Southwest Pacific. 1922
Ascidia latesiphonica Indo-West Pacific 1922
Ascidia liberata Western Pacific. 1887
Ascidia limpida Indo-Pacific. 1904
Ascidia lobata Northwest Pacific 1989
Ascidia longistriata Northwest Pacific 1906
Ascidia macropapilla Southwest Pacific 1982
Ascidia malaca Cosmopolitan. 1883
Ascidia matoya Northwest Pacific 1949
Ascidia mediterranean Northeast Atlantic 1959
Ascidia melanostoma Central Pacific 1885
Ascidia mentula Northeast Atlantic, Antar 18 TL 1776
Ascidia meridionalis Antarctic Atlantic and So 1880
Ascidia molguloides Northeast Atlantic 1975
Ascidia multitentaculata Southeast Atlantic 1912
Ascidia munda Indo-West Pacific 1898
Ascidia muricata Northeast Atlantic and th 1874
Ascidia nerea Western Central Pacific 1985
Ascidia nigra Atlantic Ocean and Wester 25 TL 1816
Ascidia obliqua Northeast Atlantic, Weste 8 TL 1863
Ascidia obocki Western Indian Ocean 1905
Ascidia occidentalis Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Ascidia ornata Western Central Pacific 2001
Ascidia pacifica Northwest Pacific
Ascidia papillosa Northwest Pacific 1967
Ascidia parasamea Western Central Pacific 1985
Ascidia paratropa Glassy tunicate Eastern Pacific 15 H 1912
Ascidia perfluxa Central Indo-Pacific. 1904
Ascidia placenta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1880
Ascidia polytrema Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Ascidia prolata Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Ascidia prona Eastern Central Atlantic 1994
Ascidia prunum Plum-like ascidia Northern Atlantic, Pacifi 1776
Ascidia pygmaea Western Indian Ocean 1918
Ascidia recifensis Southwest Atlantic 1977
Ascidia retinens Antarctic Indian Ocean 1984
Ascidia retrosipho Western Indian Ocean 1988
Ascidia salvatoris Northeast Atlantic and th 1885
Ascidia samea Pacific Ocean. 1935
Ascidia santosi Southwest Atlantic 1958
Ascidia scaevola Indo-West Pacific 1904
Ascidia somalensis Western Indian Ocean 1905
Ascidia spinosa Indo-Pacific and the Sout 1904
Ascidia stenodes Southeast Atlantic 1962
Ascidia stewartensis Southwest Pacific 1982
Ascidia sulca Western Central Pacific 1991
Ascidia sydneiensis Yellow-green sea squirt Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 30 TL 1855
Ascidia tapuni Pacific Ocean 2 TL 1987
Ascidia tenue Western Central Atlantic 1983
Ascidia thompsoni Eastern Indian Ocean 1952
Ascidia translucida Indo-West Pacific and the 1883
Ascidia tricuspis Indo-Pacific. 1904
Ascidia tritonis Eastern Atlantic 1883
Ascidia unalaskensis Arctic and Northwest Paci 1913
Ascidia urnalia Indian Ocean 1994
Ascidia vermiformis Pacific Ocean 1913
Ascidia virginea Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Ascidia willeyi Indian Ocean. 1915
Ascidia xamaycana Western Central Atlantic 1974
Ascidia zara Pacific Ocean. 5 TL 1935
Ascidia zyogasima Northwest Pacific 1963
Ascidiella aspersa Dirty sea squirt Cosmopolitan. 13 TL 1776
Ascidiella scabra Hairy sea squirt Southwest Atlantic, North 1776
Phallusia arabica Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1816
Phallusia barbarica Western Central Pacific 1985
Phallusia colleta Northeast Atlantic and th 1970
Phallusia fumigata Northeast Atlantic and th 1864
Phallusia ingeria Northeast Atlantic and th 1883
Phallusia julinea Indo-West Pacific. 6.8 TL 1915
Phallusia koreana Northwest Pacific 1885
Phallusia mammillata White warty seasquirt Northeast Atlantic and th 1815
Phallusia millari Indo-West Pacific. 1985
Phallusia nigra Black sea squirt Cosmopolitan. 15 TL 1816
Phallusia obesa Indo-West Pacific and the 1880
Phallusia suensonii Northwest Pacific 1885
Psammascidia tessieri Northeast Atlantic 1962



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