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Morchellium argus, the red-flake ascidian, is a species of colonial sea squirt, a tunicate in the family Polyclinidae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, especially round the coasts of Britain.
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. [2] Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer test or "tunic" made of the polysaccharide cellulose .
Atriolum robustum is a colonial tunicate or sea squirt in the family Didemnidae. It is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific where it is usually found anchored to a hard surface in shallow water.
A photo of a mysterious sea creature caught off the coast of Australia last week is going viral. ... Dr. Fromont told WA Today identified the obscure creature as either "an ascidian or sea squirt ...
Morchellium is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae. Species. The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
Botrylloides leachii is a colonial tunicate and can form a flat gelatinous encrusting sheet or a more massive structure. The individual zooids are about 4 mm (0.2 in) in diameter while the whole colony may reach 15 cm (6 in) or more across. Groups of zooids tend to form pairs of parallel chains; each zooid has its own inhalant siphon but the ...
Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit, [2] marine vomit, [3] pancake batter tunicate, [4] or carpet sea squirt. [5] It is thought to be native to Japan, but it has been reported as an invasive species in a number of places in Europe, North America and New Zealand.
Aplidium elegans, the sea-strawberry, is a species of colonial sea squirt, a benthic tunicate in the family Polyclinidae and class Ascidiacea. [2] It is native to shallow waters in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. [2] It is also found in between France and the United Kingdom. [2]