class
Ascidiacea
Ascidiacea is a class in the phylum Chordata. This database currently files 3,049 species under it.
- Species filed
- 3,049
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Ascidiacea?
6 orders filed directly under this class.
Aplousobranchia
pin-head squirt, blue sea squirt, urn ascidian, sea vomit …
1,609 speciesStolidobranchia
red sea squirt, golden tunicate, star squirt, sea pineapple …
1,077 speciesPhlebobranchia
sea vase, predatory tunicate, mangrove tunicate, pacific transparent sea squirt …
354 speciesKhmeriidae
Khmeria minima, Khmeria stolonifera, Zardinisoma cassianum, Zardinisoma japonicum …
7 speciesCassianosomidae
Toscanisoma multipartitum, Toscanisoma triplicatum
2 speciesMelgulidae
0 species
Best-known members of Ascidiacea
Ranked by popularity score.
Sea vase
Ciona intestinalis
Red sea squirt
Pyura chilensis
Golden tunicate
Polycarpa aurata
Star squirt
Botryllus schlosseri
Sea pineapple
Halocynthia roretzi
Predatory tunicate
Megalodicopia hians
Red sea-squirt
Halocynthia papillosa
Sea tulip
Pyura spinifera
The 200 best-known species in Ascidiacea
Of 3,049 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea vase | Ciona intestinalis | Cionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red sea squirt | Pyura chilensis | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Golden tunicate | Polycarpa aurata | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Star squirt | Botryllus schlosseri | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea pineapple | Halocynthia roretzi | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Predatory tunicate | Megalodicopia hians | Octacnemidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red sea-squirt | Halocynthia papillosa | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea tulip | Pyura spinifera | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pin-head squirt | Clavelina lepadiformis | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Grooved sea squirt | Microcosmus sabatieri | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Club tunicate | Styela clava | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue sea squirt | Clavelina moluccensis | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Urn ascidian | Didemnum molle | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea Vomit | Didemnum vexillum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea peach | Halocynthia aurantium | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mangrove tunicate | Ecteinascidia turbinata | Perophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Stalked sea squirt | Nephtheis fascicularis | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pacific transparent sea squirt | Ciona savignyi | Cionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Molgula | Molgula manhattensis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black sea-squirt | Phallusia fumigata | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White sea-squirt | Phallusia mammillata | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea strawberry | Aplidium elegans | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dirty sea squirt | Ascidiella aspersa | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Urn tunicate | Atriolum robustum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seaweed ascidian | Botryllus elegans | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shiny red sea squirt | Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea clog | Corella eumyota | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Football ascidian | Diazona violacea | Diazonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Herdman's sea squirt | Herdmania momus | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue bell sea squirt | Perophora namei | Perophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cunjevoi | Pyura praeputialis | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red bait | Pyura stolonifera | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Angular ascidian | Styela angularis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea pork | Aplidium californicum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea pork | Aplidium stellatum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red-spotted ascidian | Ascidia incrassata | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cactus sea squirt | Boltenia echinata | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Stalked tunicate | Boltenia ovifera | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bristly tunicate | Boltenia villosa | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Botrylloid | Botrylloides leachii | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bluestriped light bulb tunicate | Clavelina dellavallei | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lightbulb tunicate | Clavelina huntsmani | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Speckled sea squirt | Clavelina oblonga | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Painted tunicate | Clavelina picta | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Social tunicate | Clavelina robusta | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gas mantle ascidian | Corella parallelogramma | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Baked bean ascidian | Dendrodoa grossularia | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lesser gooseberry sea squirt | Distomus variolosus | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea hedgehog | Halocynthia igaboja | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sandy sea squirt | Molgula occidentalis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Colonial sesquirt | Morchellium argus | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf ascidian | Perophora listeri | Perophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black tunicate | Phallusia nigra | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Elephant ear tunicate | Polyclinum planum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pin-head squirt | Pycnoclavella nana | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow social ascidian | Pycnoclavella stanleyi | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lumpy sea tulip | Pyura gibbosa | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea tulip | Pyura pachydermatina | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Orange sea grapes | Stolonica socialis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Stalked tunicate | Styela montereyensis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Club tunicate | Styela plicata | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brain ascidian | Sycozoa cerebriformis | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Banksia sea squirt | Sycozoa pulchra | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea pork | Aplidium solidum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuadata ascidian | Ascidia caudata | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Crevice ascidian | Ascidia sydneiensis | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Compass sea squirt | Asterocarpa humilis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Flat tunicate | Botryllus planus | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue bell tunicate | Clavelina puertosecensis | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Icy tunicate | Corella willmeriana | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northern white crust | Didemnum albidum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White crust | Didemnum candidum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tough didemnid | Didemnum coriaceum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lister's didemnid | Diplosoma listerianum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea liver | Eudistoma hepaticum | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tunic-band compound tunicate | Euherdmania claviformis | Euherdmaniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula citrina | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Colonial sea squirt | Perophora japonica | Perophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Obese ascidian | Phallusia obesa | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant jelly ascidian | Polycitor giganteus | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Colonial sea squirt | Polysyncraton lacazei | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Orange lights seasquirt | Pycnoclavella aurilucens | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Choirboys | Pycnoclavella narcissus | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Warty tunicate | Pyura haustor | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Divided tunicate | Styela canopus | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green Incrusting tunicate | Symplegma viride | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tennis ball ascidian | Synoicum pulmonaria | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mushroom ascidian | Aplidium circulatum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northern sea pork | Aplidium constellatum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hairy sea-squirt | Ascidiella scabra | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chain tunicate | Botrylloides violaceus | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Disc-top tunicate | Chelyosoma productum | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow sea squirt | Ciona edwardsi | Cionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Skeleton panda sea squirt | Clavelina polycitorella | Clavelinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea toad | Cnemidocarpa verrucosa | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brooding transparent tunicate | Corella inflata | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blood drop sea squirt | Dendrodoa carnea | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pacific white crust | Didemnum carnulentum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Moseley's ascidian | Didemnum moseleyi | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black Overgrowing tunicate | Didemnum vanderhorsti | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mottled encrusting tunicate | Distaplia bermudensis | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Button tunicate | Distaplia corolla | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea rod | Distaplia cylindrica | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue lollipop ascidian | Eudistoma caeruleum | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Australian Droplet tunicate | Eudistoma elongatum | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spiny sea squirt | Halocynthia dumosa | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea peach | Halocynthia pyriformis | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mauve-mouth ascidian | Herdmania grandis | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fused orange social ascidian | Metandrocarpa dura | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taylor's social tunicate | Metandrocarpa taylori | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blunt-spined Microcosmus | Microcosmus squamiger | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sand violet | Microcosmus vulgaris | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula arenata | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula complanata | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula griffithsii | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula provisionalis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula retortiformis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Molgula siphonalis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant tunicate | Polycarpa spongiabilis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mottled social tunicate | Polycarpa tumida | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marine prickly pear | Polyzoa opuntia | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pink-siphon sea squirt | Pyura dura | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Herdman's redbait | Pyura herdmani | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Banded tunicate | Pyura vittata | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Reef tunicate | Rhopalaea abdominalis | Diazonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bluish club-shaped ascidian | Rhopalaea neapolitana | Diazonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purple ascidian | Sigillina cyanea | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Smiling sea squirt | Sigillina signifera | Holozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Orange-throated ascidian | Stomozoa australiensis | Stomozoidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pimpled sea squirt | Styela coriacea | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Loch Goil sea squirt | Styela gelatinosa | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brain ascidian | Trididemnum cerebriforme | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Overgrowing mat tunicate | Trididemnum solidum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grapes | Bostrichobranchus pilularis | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| California tunicate | Botrylloides diegensis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sand tunicate | Eudistoma psammion | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Elephant ears | Gynandrocarpa placenta | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pale Herdmania | Herdmania pallida | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue siphon sea squirt | Asterocarpa coerulea | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sea grape | Bostrichobranchus septum | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black synascidia | Botrylloides niger | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Saddle sea squirt | Cnemidocarpa bicornuta | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White speck tunicate | Didemnum conchyliatum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brazilian lollipop ascidian | Eudistoma vannamei | Polycitoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green tube tunicate | Phallusia fragilis | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red mushroom compound tunicate | Ritterella rubra | Ritterellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant molgula | Paramolgula gigantea | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Abyssascidia millari | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Abyssascidia pedunculata | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Abyssascidia wyvillii | Corellidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia antarctica | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia bifida | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia cautis | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia charcoti | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia fissa | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia henriquei | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia opaca | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia pacifica | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia rimosa | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia venusta | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia vesiculiphora | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adagnesia weddelli | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia abyssa | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia arnaudi | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia atlantica | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia biscoei | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia capensis | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia celtica | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia glaciata | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia himeboja | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia monnioti | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia orthenteron | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia sabulosa | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia septentrionalis | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Agnezia tenue | Agneziidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa aequatorialis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa affinis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa bacca | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa bigyna | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa bridgesi | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa capensis | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa incrustans | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa loculosa | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alloeocarpa minuta | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amaroucium albidum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amaroucium complanatum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amaroucium hepaticum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amaroucium nigrum | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amphicarpa duploplicata | Styelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Anadistoma attenuatum | Pseudodistomidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Anomopera ingolfiana | Molgulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis amoyense | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis atlanticus | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis chilensis | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis confluata | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis discoveryi | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis gelidus | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis helenae | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis hospitale | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aplidiopsis indicus | Polyclinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |