Styelidae
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.
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