Sealife guideThe Sea squirts classThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of tunicates and especially the sea squirts !
Bluestriped light bulb tunicate (Clavelina dellavallei)
Bluestriped light bulb tunicate
(Clavelina dellavallei)
Light bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis)
Light bulb sea squirt
(Clavelina lepadiformis)
Painted tunicate (Clavelina picta)
Painted tunicate
(Clavelina picta)
Blue tunicate (Rhopalaea fusca)
Blue tunicate
(Rhopalaea fusca)
Tall urn ascidian (Didemnum molle)
Tall urn ascidian
(Didemnum molle)
Glassy tunicate (Ascidia paratropa)
Glassy tunicate
(Ascidia paratropa)
Red sea-squirt (Halocynthia papillosa)
Red sea-squirt
(Halocynthia papillosa)
Ink spot sea squirt (Polycarpa aurata)
Ink spot sea squirt
(Polycarpa aurata)

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Crabe demoiselle (Ovalipes ocellatus)
Crabe demoiselle
(Ovalipes ocellatus)