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Family: Cionidae



(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Ciona antarctica
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Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Ciona edwardsi (Roule, 1886)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Ciona edwardsi
[Yellow sea squirt]
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Ciona fascicularis
[]
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Ciona gefesti
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Ciona hoshinoi
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Ciona imperfecta
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Ciona intestinalis
[Sea vase]
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Ciona mollis
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Ciona pomponiae
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Ciona roulei
[Red Sea squirt]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Ciona savignyi
[Yellow-spotted sea squirt]
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Ciona sheikoi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ciona antarctica Atlantic Antarctic and In 1911
Ciona edwardsi Yellow sea squirt Atlantic and the Mediterr 1886
Ciona fascicularis Northeast Atlantic 1870
Ciona gefesti Northwest Pacific. 1998
Ciona hoshinoi Western Central Pacific 1991
Ciona imperfecta Atlantic Ocean 1977
Ciona intestinalis Sea vase Northeast Atlantic, Arcti 15 TL 1767
Ciona mollis Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Ciona pomponiae Southeast Pacific 1989
Ciona roulei Red Sea squirt Mediterranean 1887
Ciona savignyi Yellow-spotted sea squirt Cosmopolitan. 15 TL 1882
Ciona sheikoi Northwest Pacific. 1998



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