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Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Ciona intestinalis is a solitary self-sterile tunicate widely used in research on self-incompatibility mechanisms.
Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882
Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882
Ciona savignyi is a solitary tunicate native to the north Pacific, an invasive species that competes with native marine life.
Ciona robusta Hoshino & Tokioka, 1967
Ciona robusta Hoshino & Tokioka, 1967
Ciona robusta is a translucent, vase-shaped marine filter-feeding tunicate with distinct physical and habitat traits.
Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
Ascidia mentula is a bottle-shaped tunicate native to the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean/Black Seas.
Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878 is a sea squirt found off the southern coasts of South Africa, first described in 1878.
Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
Ascidiella aspersa, the European sea squirt, is a solitary northeastern Atlantic sea squirt species with distinct physical features.
Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
Phallusia mammillata is a solitary tunicate that grows up to 20 cm, found across northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters down to 200 m.
Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Phallusia nigra is a solitary tropical marine ascidian tunicate with acidic defensive vesicles and bioactive extracted compounds.
Ecteinascidia turbinata Herdman, 1880
Ecteinascidia turbinata Herdman, 1880
Ecteinascidia turbinata is a colonial mangrove sea squirt that produces the anti-cancer compound trabectedin.
Corella willmeriana Herdman, 1898
Corella willmeriana Herdman, 1898
Corella willmeriana is a solitary sessile Pacific tunicate that is a primary colonizer of clean unfouled surfaces.
Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882
Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882
Corella eumyota is a Southern Hemisphere native tunicate species now introduced to northwestern European waters.
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis (Kiaer, 1893)
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis (Kiaer, 1893)
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis is a cold-water solitary Pacific-Arctic tunicate that is a suspension-feeding hermaphrodite.
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
Botryllus schlosseri is a widespread colonial tunicate with distinct star-shaped zooid clusters, native to northeast Atlantic waters.
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 is a tunicate with described morphological features and variable colony coloration.
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
Botrylloides leachii is a widely distributed colonial tunicate that grows in shallow marine habitats on various substrates.
Styela clava Herdman, 1881
Styela clava Herdman, 1881
Styela clava is a hardy solitary invasive tunicate native to the northwest Pacific, now widespread in temperate coastal waters globally.
Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
Styela plicata is a stalkless solitary tunicate with a broad global distribution whose unclear native range is hypothesized to be the Northwest Pacific.
Styela montereyensis (Dall, 1872)
Styela montereyensis (Dall, 1872)
Styela montereyensis is a solitary tunicate found from Vancouver Island to Baja California in intertidal to shallow subtidal habitats.
Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Polycarpa aurata is a colored, urn-shaped tunicate found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters at 5 to 50 m depth.
Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)
Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)
Dendrodoa grossularia, the sea currant, is a filter-feeding tunicate found in the northeastern Atlantic.
Stolonica socialis Hartmeyer, 1903
Stolonica socialis Hartmeyer, 1903
Stolonica socialis is a colored colonial tunicate found in northeastern Atlantic rocky waters from 5 m depth downward.
Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)
Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)
Asterocarpa humilis is a sessile hermaphroditic ascidian tunicate found across several temperate and subtropical marine regions.
Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
Molgula manhattensis is a small, soft-rubbery hermaphroditic sea squirt that lives attached to solid substrates in shallow to moderate marine depths.
Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Halocynthia papillosa is a bumpy, sac-shaped tunicate found across multiple ocean regions that lives on rocky substrates.
