Ascidiacea

Order: Aplousobranchia (Sea Squirts)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Clavelinidae Sea Squirt Clavelina coerulea
Diazonidae Sea Squirt Diazona violacea
Didemnidae Sea Squirt Didemnum molle
Euherdmaniidae Sea Squirt Euherdmania claviformis
Holozoidae Sea Squirt Sycozoa arborescens
Placentelidae Sea Squirt Placentela crystallina
Polycitoridae Sea Squirt Archidistoma aggregatum
Polyclinidae Sea Squirt Aplidium californicum
Protopolyclinidae Sea Squirt Monniotus spica
Pseudodistomidae Sea Squirt Pseudodistoma crucigaster
Ritterellidae Sea Squirt Ritterella pulchra
Stomozoidae Sea Squirt Stomozoa gigantea
Vitrumidae Sea Squirt Vitrum mjoebergi

Order: Phlebobranchia (Sea Squirts)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Agneziidae Sea Squirt Agnezia glaciata
Ascidiidae Sea Squirt Phallusia mammillata
Cionidae Sea Squirt Ciona savignyi
Corellidae Sea Squirt Corella inflata
Dimeatidae Sea Squirt Dimeatus attenuatus
Hypobythiidae Sea Squirt Hypobythius calycodes
Octacnemidae Sea Squirt Megalodicopia hians
Perophoridae Sea Squirt Ecteinascidia turbinate
Plurellidae Sea Squirt Plurella kottae

Order: Stolidobranchia (Tunicates)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Molgulidae Sea Squirt Molgula manhattensis
Pyuridae Sea Squirt Microcosmus sabatieri
Styelidae Sea Squirt Polycarpa aurata

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