BC Marinelife

Phylum Urochordata: Sea squirts and Ascidians.

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Class Ascidiacea: Solitary ascidians or Sea squirts, and Colonial-Compound ascidians.

Glassy sea squirt - Ascidia paratropa

Pacific sea peach - Halocynthia aurantium

Shiny orange sea squirt - Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis

 Orange social ascidians - Metandrocarpa dura

Stalked hairy sea squirt - Boltenia villosa

Wrinkled sea squirt - Pyura haustor Spiny sea squirt - Halocynthia igaboja

Spiny sea squirt - Halocynthia igaboja

Horseshoe ascidian - Chelysoma productum

Horseshoe ascidian - Chelysoma productum Lined compound ascidian - Botryllus spp.  

Lobed ascidian - Cystodes lobatus

Sea pork - Aplidium californicum Red ascidian - Aplidium solidium

White glove leather - Didemnum albidum

Class Thaliacea: Pelagic Tunicates
       

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