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Family: Ascidiidae (See list of species below)

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18 species in Mediterranean and Black Sea with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ascidia archaia
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Ascidia cannelata
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Ascidia conchilega
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Ascidia correi
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Ascidia involuta
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Ascidia malaca
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Ascidia mentula
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Ascidia muricata
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Ascidia salvatoris
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Ascidia virginea
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Ascidiella aspersa
[Dirty sea squirt]
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Ascidiella scabra
[Hairy sea squirt]
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Phallusia colleta
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Phallusia fumigata
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Phallusia ingeria
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Phallusia mammillata
[White warty seasquirt]


Phallusia nigra
[Black sea squirt]
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Phallusia obesa
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18 Species of Family Ascidiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ascidia archaia Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 2 TL
Ascidia cannelata Mediterranean Sea.
Ascidia conchilega Atlantic and the Mediterr 6 TL
Ascidia correi Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ascidia involuta Atlantic and the Mediterr 10 TL
Ascidia malaca Cosmopolitan.
Ascidia mentula Northeast Atlantic, Antar 18 TL
Ascidia muricata Northeast Atlantic and th
Ascidia salvatoris Northeast Atlantic and th
Ascidia virginea Northeast Atlantic and th
Ascidiella aspersa Dirty sea squirt Cosmopolitan. 13 TL
Ascidiella scabra Hairy sea squirt Southwest Atlantic, North
Phallusia colleta Northeast Atlantic and th
Phallusia fumigata Northeast Atlantic and th
Phallusia ingeria Northeast Atlantic and th
Phallusia mammillata White warty seasquirt Northeast Atlantic and th
Phallusia nigra Black sea squirt Cosmopolitan. 15 TL
Phallusia obesa Indo-West Pacific and the



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