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)
(Clavelina dellavallei)

Light bulb sea squirt
(Clavelina lepadiformis)
(Clavelina lepadiformis)

Painted tunicate
(Clavelina picta)
(Clavelina picta)

Blue tunicate
(Rhopalaea fusca)
(Rhopalaea fusca)

Tall urn ascidian
(Didemnum molle)
(Didemnum molle)

Glassy tunicate
(Ascidia paratropa)
(Ascidia paratropa)

Red sea-squirt
(Halocynthia papillosa)
(Halocynthia papillosa)

Ink spot sea squirt
(Polycarpa aurata)
(Polycarpa aurata)
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(Cymbacephalus beauforti)
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