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Family: Styelidae (See list of species below)

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39 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Botryllocarpa viridis []	No picture found Botrylloides diegensis []	No picture found Botrylloides violaceus [Purple colonial tunicate]
No picture found Botryllus diegense []	No picture found Botryllus perspicuum []	Botryllus schlosseri [Golden star tunicate]
No picture found Botryllus simodensis [Orange sheath tunicate]	No picture found Botryllus tuberatus [White spotted colonial tunicate]	No picture found Cnemidocarpa drygalskii []
No picture found Cnemidocarpa floccosa []	No picture found Cnemidocarpa irene []	No picture found Dendrodoa abbotti []
No picture found Dicarpa simplex []	No picture found Eusynstyela hartmeyeri []	No picture found Eusynstyela transversalis []
No picture found Metandrocarpa dura [Colonial tunicate]	No picture found Metandrocarpa michaelseni []	No picture found Metandrocarpa taylori [Taylor's social tunicate]
No picture found Polyandrocarpa sagamiensis []	No picture found Polyandrocarpa tarona []	No picture found Polyandrocarpa zorritensis []
No picture found Polycarpa atromarginata []	Polycarpa aurata [Goldmouth sea squirt]	No picture found Polycarpa aurita []
No picture found Polycarpa cryptocarpa []	No picture found Polyzoa translucida []	No picture found Styela barnharti []
No picture found Styela canopus [Rough sea tunicate]	Styela clava [Clubbed tunicate]	No picture found Styela gibbsii [Peanut sea squirt]
No picture found Styela milleri []	No picture found Styela montereyensis [Stalked sea squirt]	Styela plicata [Pleated sea squirt]
No picture found Styela squamosa []	No picture found Styela tesseris []	No picture found Styela truncata []
No picture found Symplegma brakenhielmi []	No picture found Symplegma connectens []	No picture found Symplegma reptans [Pillow-like tunicate]

39 Species of Family Styelidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Botryllocarpa viridis		Eastern Central Pacific
Botrylloides diegensis		Eastern Central Pacific a
Botrylloides violaceus	Purple colonial tunicate	Cosmopolitan.
Botryllus diegense		Northwest Atlantic and Ea
Botryllus perspicuum		Indo-Pacific and Western
Botryllus schlosseri	Golden star tunicate	Cosmopolitan.	5 TL
Botryllus simodensis	Orange sheath tunicate	Eastern Central Pacific
Botryllus tuberatus	White spotted colonial tunicate	Indo-Pacific and Western	0.4 COLD
Cnemidocarpa drygalskii		Southwest Atlantic, Pacif
Cnemidocarpa floccosa		Pacific Ocean.
Cnemidocarpa irene		Pacific Ocean and Atlanti
Dendrodoa abbotti		Eastern Pacific.
Dicarpa simplex		Atlantic Ocean and Easter
Eusynstyela hartmeyeri		Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Eusynstyela transversalis		Eastern Central Pacific
Metandrocarpa dura	Colonial tunicate	Eastern Pacific	0.6 WD
Metandrocarpa michaelseni		Eastern Pacific
Metandrocarpa taylori	Taylor's social tunicate	Eastern Pacific. Tempera	20 COLD
Polyandrocarpa sagamiensis		Pacific Ocean
Polyandrocarpa tarona		Eastern Central Pacific
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis		Cosmopolitan.	15 COLD
Polycarpa atromarginata		Eastern Central Pacific
Polycarpa aurata	Goldmouth sea squirt	Indo-West Pacific.
Polycarpa aurita		Indo-Pacific and Western
Polycarpa cryptocarpa		Indo-Pacific.
Polyzoa translucida		Pacific Ocean
Styela barnharti		Eastern Central Pacific
Styela canopus	Rough sea tunicate	Cosmopolitan.	2 TL
Styela clava	Clubbed tunicate	Cosmopolitan.	12 TL
Styela gibbsii	Peanut sea squirt	Northeast Atlantic and Ea	15 H
Styela milleri		Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Styela montereyensis	Stalked sea squirt	Eastern Pacific. Tropica	25 H
Styela plicata	Pleated sea squirt	Cosmopolitan.	8 TL
Styela squamosa		Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Styela tesseris		Eastern Central Pacific
Styela truncata		Pacific Ocean.
Symplegma brakenhielmi		Indo-Pacific, Western Atl	7 COLD
Symplegma connectens		Pacific Ocean
Symplegma reptans	Pillow-like tunicate	Pacific Ocean.	30 COLD

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