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Ascidiidae Herdman, 1882 
AphiaID: 103443

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Family
Parent Phlebobranchia
Sources  basis of record: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 352-355 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Genus Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Ascidia achimotae Millar, 1953
» Species Ascidia adamanensis Oka, 1915
» Species Ascidia ahodori Oka, 1927
» Species Ascidia alisea Monniot & Monniot, 2006
» Species Ascidia alpha Tokioka, 1953
» Species Ascidia alterna Monniot & Monniot, 1991
» Species Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia arenosa Hartmeyer, 1898
» Species Ascidia armata Hartmeyer, 1906
» Species Ascidia aspera Brunetti, 2007
» Species Ascidia austera Sluiter, 1904
» Species Ascidia aximensis Millar, 1953
» Species Ascidia azurea Monniot & Monniot, 1996
» Species Ascidia bathybia Hartmeyer, 1922
» Species Ascidia bifissa Sluiter, 1895
» Species Ascidia bocatorensis Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia caguayensis Millar & Goodbody, 1974
» Species Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidia canaliculata Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia cannelata Oken, 1820
» Species Ascidia capillata Sluiter, 1887
» Species Ascidia caudata Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia celtica Monniot, C., 1969
» Species Ascidia ceratodes (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
» Species Ascidia citrina Nishikawa & Tokioka, 1975
» Species Ascidia clementea Ritter, 1907
» Species Ascidia collini Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia columbiana (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia conifera (Hartmeyer, 1911)
» Species Ascidia corallicola Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia correi Monniot C., 1970
» Species Ascidia curvata (Traustedt, 1882)
» Species Ascidia decepta Kott, 1985
» Species Ascidia depressiuscula Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia despecta Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia dijmphniana (Traustedt, 1886)
» Species Ascidia dorsata Meenakshi & Renganathan, 1999
» Species Ascidia empheres Sluiter, 1895
» Species Ascidia escabanae Monniot, 1998
» Species Ascidia fictile Monniot, 1997
» Species Ascidia fistulosa Monniot & Monniot, 1967
» Species Ascidia formella Monniot, 1998
» Species Ascidia fusca Monniot & Monniot, 1989
» Species Ascidia gamma Tokioka, 1954
» Species Ascidia gemmata Sluiter, 1895
» Species Ascidia glabra Hartmeyer, 1922
» Species Ascidia hyalina Oka, 1915
» Species Ascidia iberica Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1988
» Species Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia involuta Heller, 1875
» Species Ascidia irregularis Oka, 1915
» Species Ascidia kreagra Sluiter, 1895
» Species Ascidia krechi Michaelsen, 1904
» Species Ascidia kuneides Sluiter, 1887
» Species Ascidia lagena Michaelsen, 1922
» Species Ascidia lambertae Monniot F., 2007
» Species Ascidia latesiphonica Hartmeyer, 1922
» Species Ascidia liberata Sluiter, 1887
» Species Ascidia limpida Sluiter, 1904
» Species Ascidia longistriata Hartmeyer, 1906
» Species Ascidia macropapilla Millar, 1982
» Species Ascidia malaca (Traustedt, 1883)
» Species Ascidia matoya Tokioka, 1949
» Species Ascidia mediterranea Pérès, 1959
» Species Ascidia melanostoma Sluiter, 1885
» Species Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia molguloides Monniot, C., 1975
» Species Ascidia monnioti Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia multitentaculata (Hartmeyer, 1912)
» Species Ascidia munda Sluiter, 1898
» Species Ascidia muricata Heller, 1874
» Species Ascidia nerea Kott, 1985
» Species Ascidia nordestina Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia nuda Nishikawa, 1986
» Species Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia obocki Sluiter, 1905
» Species Ascidia occidentalis Kott, 1985
» Species Ascidia ornata Monniot & Monniot, 2001
» Species Ascidia pacifica Tokioka, 1967
» Species Ascidia panamensis Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia papillata Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia papillosa Tokioka, 1967
» Species Ascidia parasamea Kott, 1985
» Species Ascidia paratropa (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidia perfluxa Sluiter, 1904
» Species Ascidia placenta Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia polytrema Herdman, 1906
» Species Ascidia prolata Kott, 1985
» Species Ascidia prona Monniot & Monniot, 1994
» Species Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia pygmaea Michaelsen, 1918
» Species Ascidia retinens Monniot, 1984
» Species Ascidia retrosipho Millar, 1988
» Species Ascidia saccula Kott, 2006
» Species Ascidia sagamiana Tokioka, 1953
» Species Ascidia salvatoris (Traustedt, 1885)
» Species Ascidia samea Oka, 1935
» Species Ascidia santosi Millar, 1958
» Species Ascidia savignyi Hartmeyer, 1915
» Species Ascidia scaevola (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia scalariforme Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Ascidia spinosa Sluiter, 1904
» Species Ascidia stenodes Millar, 1962
» Species Ascidia stewartensis Millar, 1982
» Species Ascidia sulca Monniot, 1991
» Species Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
  » Variety Ascidia sydneiensis var. divisa (Sluiter, 1898)
» Variety Ascidia sydneiensis var. samea (Oka, 1935)
» Species Ascidia tapuni Monniot & Monniot, 1987
» Species Ascidia tenera Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia tenue Monniot, 1983
» Species Ascidia thompsoni Kott, 1952
» Species Ascidia translucida Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia tricuspis Sluiter, 1904
» Species Ascidia tritonis Herdman, 1883
» Species Ascidia trunca Brunetti, 2007
» Species Ascidia unalaskensis (Ritter, 1913)
» Species Ascidia urnalia Monniot, 1994
» Species Ascidia vermiformis (Ritter, 1913)
» Species Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia willeyi Oka, 1915
» Species Ascidia xamaycana Millar & Goodbody, 1974
» Species Ascidia zara Oka, 1935
» Species Ascidia zyogasima Tokioka, 1962
» Species Ascidia aurora Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia calcata Stimpson, 1855 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia claviformis Lesueur, 1823 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia cylindracea Herdman, 1880 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia minuta Tokioka, 1950 (nomen dubium, junior homonym - current genus not assigned)
» Species Ascidia reticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia succida Stimpson, 1855 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia tumulus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (nomen dubium)
» Species Ascidia incerta Herdman, 1898 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855 (nomen nudum)
» Species Ascidia oblocki Sluiter, 1905 (nomen nudum)
» Species Ascidia phallusioides Herdman, 1898 accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880) (nomen nudum)
» Species Ascidia somaliensis Sluiter, 1905 accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816 (nomen nudum)
» Species Ascidia aclara Kott, 1952 accepted as Ascidia scaevola (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia aculeata Alder, 1863 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia adhaerens Ritter, 1901 accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidia aenigmatica Nishikawa, 1986 accepted as Microgastra granosa (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia affinis Hancock, 1870 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia aggregata Rathke, 1806 accepted as Dendrodoa aggregata Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia albeola Lesueur, 1823 accepted as Ecteinascidia conklini Berrill, 1932
» Species Ascidia albida Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia alderi Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia amoena Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia amphora Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
» Species Ascidia ampulloides Beneden, 1846 accepted as Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
» Species Ascidia aperta Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia aspersa Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia atra Lesueur, 1823 accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Ascidia aurantium Pallas, 1787 accepted as Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
» Species Ascidia aurata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia australiensis Hartmeyer, 1927 accepted as Ascidia latesiphonica Hartmeyer, 1922
» Species Ascidia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Pyura australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia bisulca Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia californica Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 accepted as Ascidia ceratodes (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidia canina Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia carnea Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Dendrodoa carnea (Rathke, 1806)
» Species Ascidia cavernosa Lesueur, 1823 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia charcoti Sluiter, 1905 accepted as Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
» Species Ascidia clavata Pallas, 1774 accepted as Styela clavata (Pallas, 1774)
» Species Ascidia clavata Mueller, 1776 accepted as Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia coerulea Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Asterocarpa coerulea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia colleta C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1970 accepted as Phallusia colleta (C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1970)
» Species Ascidia complanata Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia compressa Rathke, 1806 accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia compta Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia corelloides (Van Name, 1924) accepted as Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia corrugata Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia crassa Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia cristata Risso, 1826 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia cuviera Delle Chiaje, 1841 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Ascidia cuvieri Delle Chiaje, 1841 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Ascidia decemplex Sluiter, 1890 accepted as Ascidia kreagra Sluiter, 1895
» Species Ascidia depressa Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia diaphanea Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia diplozoon Sluiter, 1887 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia dispar Arnback, 1938 accepted as Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
» Species Ascidia divisa Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia donnani Herdman, 1906 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia dorsalis Monniot, 1987 accepted as Ascidia liberata Sluiter, 1887
» Species Ascidia echinata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia eiseni Michaelsen, 1923 accepted as Ascidia ceratodes (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidia elliptica Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia elongata Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia expansa Kiaer, 1893 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia falcigera Herdman, 1880 accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia gelatinosa Kiaer, 1893 accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia geometrica Stimpson, 1852 accepted as Chelyosoma macleayanum Broderip & Sowerby, 1830
» Species Ascidia glacialis (Traustedt, 1886) accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia globifera Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia globularis Pallas, 1776 accepted as Rhizomolgula globularis (Pallas, 1776)
» Species Ascidia granosa Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Microgastra granosa (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia griffini (Herdman, 1898) accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidia grossularia Beneden, 1846 accepted as Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)
» Species Ascidia guttulata Roule, 1896 accepted as Ascidia tritonis Herdman, 1883
» Species Ascidia hirsuta Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia hygomiana (Traustedt, 1882) accepted as Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia incerta Herdman, 1899 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia ingeria (Traustedt, 1883) accepted as Phallusia ingeria Traustedt, 1883
» Species Ascidia inonata Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia inornata Verrill, 1879 accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidia intestinalis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia juliinea (Sluiter, 1915) accepted as Phallusia julinea Sluiter, 1915
» Species Ascidia julinea (Sluiter, 1915) accepted as Phallusia julinea Sluiter, 1915
» Species Ascidia lapidosa Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Microgastra granosa (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia lepadiformis Mueller, 1776 accepted as Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia limosa Sluiter, 1887 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia longisiphonata Kiaer, 1893 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia longitubis (Traustedt, 1882) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia longitudinalis Seeliger, 1901 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia loveni Sars, 1851 accepted as Styela coriacea (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
» Species Ascidia lovenii (Sars, 1851) accepted as Styela coriacea (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
» Species Ascidia lurida Moeller, 1842 accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia mammillata Cuvier, 1815 accepted as Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
» Species Ascidia manhattensis (De Kay, 1843) accepted as Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
» Species Ascidia massue Brugiere, 1792 accepted as Styela clavata (Pallas, 1774)
» Species Ascidia mediterranean Pérès, 1959 accepted as Ascidia mediterranea Pérès, 1959
» Species Ascidia membranosa Renier, 1807 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia microcosmus Cuvier, 1815 accepted as Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885
» Species Ascidia mikrenterica Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Microgastra granosa (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Ascidia minuta Kiaer, 1893 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia mollis Verrill, 1874 accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Ascidia monoceros Moeller, 1842 accepted as Styela rustica Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Ascidia morei Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidiella scabra (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia munida Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Ascidia munda Sluiter, 1898
» Species Ascidia nigra (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Ascidia normanni Alder & Hancock, 1870 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia obesa Herdman, 1880 accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Ascidia oblonga Herdman, 1880 accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Ascidia ocellata Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia opalina Macgillivray, 1843 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia pandora Kott, 1985 accepted as Phallusia polytrema (Herdman, 1906)
» Species Ascidia parallelogramma Mueller, 1776 accepted as Corella parallelogramma (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia parameridionalis Vinogradova, 1962 accepted as Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia patata Costa, 1844 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Ascidia patoni Herdman, 1881 accepted as Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia patula Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia pedunculata Hoffman, 1829 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia phallusioides Herdman, 1899 accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Ascidia phusca Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Ascidia plana Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia plebeia Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia plicata Kott, 1954 accepted as Ascidia translucida Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia plicata Lesueur, 1823 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Ascidia postrata Heller, 1878 accepted as Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia producta Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776
» Species Ascidia psammophora Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Molgula arenata Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidia pulchella Alder, 1863 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia pustulosa Alder, 1863 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia pyriformis Herdman, 1880 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia pyura Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
» Species Ascidia quadridentata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Styela rustica Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Ascidia recifensis Millar, 1977 accepted as Phallusia recifensis (Millar, 1977)
» Species Ascidia retinensis Monniot, 1984 accepted as Ascidia retinens Monniot, 1984
» Species Ascidia rhabdophora Sluiter, 1904 accepted as Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
» Species Ascidia robusta Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia rubicunda Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia rubrotincta Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia rudis Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia rugosa Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Styela canopus (Savigny, 1816)
» Species Ascidia rustica Risso, 1826 accepted as Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia rutica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Styela rustica Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Ascidia sabulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted as Molgula sabulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia scabra Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia solomonensis Nishikawa, 1986 accepted as Ascidia liberata Sluiter, 1887
» Species Ascidia somalensis Sluiter, 1905 accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Ascidia sordida Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia spinifera Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia spinosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia styeloides (Traustedt, 1882) accepted as Ecteinascidia styeloides (Traustedt, 1882)
» Species Ascidia suensoni (Traustedt, 1885) accepted as Ascidia zara Oka, 1935
» Species Ascidia sulcata Coquebert, 1797 accepted as Microcosmus vulgaris Heller, 1877
» Species Ascidia sulcatus Coquebert, 1797 accepted as Microcosmus vulgaris Heller, 1877
» Species Ascidia sydneyensis Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Ascidia tenella Stimpson, 1852 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia tinctor Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Polycarpa tinctor (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
» Species Ascidia triangularis Herdman, 1881 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia truncata Herdman, 1881 accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidia tuberculum Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Dendrodoa aggregata Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia tubifera Orstedt, 1844 accepted as Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
» Species Ascidia variabilis Lesueur, 1823 accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
» Species Ascidia vasculosa Herdman, 1880 accepted as Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880
» Species Ascidia venosa Mueller, 1776 accepted as Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidia verrucosa (Lesson, 1830) accepted as Cnemidocarpa verrucosa (Lesson, 1830)
» Species Ascidia virens Fabricius, 1779 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia virescens Pennant, 1812 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidia viridiscens Brugiere, 1792 accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Genus Ascidiella Roule, 1884
  » Species Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidiella scabra (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidiella senegalensis Michaelsen, 1914
» Species Ascidiella cristata (Risso, 1826) accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidiella griffini Herdman, 1898 accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidiella incrustans Herdman, 1898 accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Ascidiella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1848) accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Ascidiella prunum (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidiella styeloides (Traustedt, 1882) accepted as Ecteinascidia styeloides (Traustedt, 1882)
» Species Ascidiella virginea (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
Genus Fimbrora Monniot & Monniot, 1991
  » Species Fimbrora calsubia Monniot & Monniot, 1991
Genus Phallusia Savigny, 1816
  » Species Phallusia aperta (Sluiter, 1904)
» Species Phallusia arabica Savigny, 1816
» Species Phallusia barbarica Kott, 1985
» Species Phallusia colleta (C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1970)
» Species Phallusia depressiuscula (Heller, 1878)
» Species Phallusia fragilis Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
» Species Phallusia fumigata (Grube, 1864)
» Species Phallusia ingeria Traustedt, 1883
» Species Phallusia julinea Sluiter, 1915
» Species Phallusia koreana Traustedt, 1885
» Species Phallusia kottae (Monniot & Monniot, 1996)
» Species Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
» Species Phallusia millari Kott, 1985
» Species Phallusia monachus Savigny, 1816
» Species Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Phallusia philippinensis Millar, 1975
» Species Phallusia polytrema (Herdman, 1906)
» Species Phallusia recifensis (Millar, 1977)
» Species Phallusia suensonii Traustedt, 1885
» Species Phallusia adhaerens (Ritter, 1901) accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Phallusia arenosa (Hartmeyer, 1909) accepted as Ascidia arenosa Hartmeyer, 1898
» Species Phallusia aspersa (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Phallusia atra (Lesueur, 1823) accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Phallusia austera (Sluiter, 1904) accepted as Ascidia capillata Sluiter, 1887
» Species Phallusia canaliculata (Heller, 1878) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia ceratodes Huntsman, 1912 accepted as Ascidia ceratodes (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Phallusia challengeri (Herdman, 1882) accepted as Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
» Species Phallusia charcoti (Sluiter, 1905) accepted as Ascidia challengeri Herdman, 1882
» Species Phallusia clementea (Ritter, 1907) accepted as Ascidia clementea Ritter, 1907
» Species Phallusia conifera Hartmeyer, 1911 accepted as Ascidia conifera (Hartmeyer, 1911)
» Species Phallusia corelloides Van Name, 1924 accepted as Ascidia archaia Sluiter, 1890
» Species Phallusia cristata (Risso, 1826) accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Phallusia curvata Traustedt, 1882 accepted as Ascidia curvata (Traustedt, 1882)
» Species Phallusia dijmphniana Traustedt, 1886 accepted as Ascidia dijmphniana (Traustedt, 1886)
» Species Phallusia divisa (Sluiter, 1898) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia gemmata (Sluiter, 1895) accepted as Ascidia gemmata Sluiter, 1895
» Species Phallusia glacialis Traustedt, 1886 accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Phallusia hygomiana Traustedt, 1882 accepted as Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
» Species Phallusia incerta (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia incrassata Heller, 1878 accepted as Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
» Species Phallusia inornata (Verrill, 1879) accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Phallusia intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Phallusia juliinea Sluiter, 1915 accepted as Phallusia julinea Sluiter, 1915
» Species Phallusia longitubis Traustedt, 1882 accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia meridionalis (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880
» Species Phallusia multitentaculata Hartmeyer, 1912 accepted as Ascidia multitentaculata (Hartmeyer, 1912)
» Species Phallusia munda (Sluiter, 1898) accepted as Ascidia munda Sluiter, 1898
» Species Phallusia obliqua (Alder, 1863) accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
» Species Phallusia oblonga (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Phallusia olrikii Traustedt, 1883 accepted as Ascidia callosa Stimpson, 1852
» Species Phallusia patula (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
» Species Phallusia phallusioides (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Phallusia philippensis Millar, 1975 accepted as Phallusia philippinensis Millar, 1975
» Species Phallusia postrata (Heller, 1878) accepted as Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878
» Species Phallusia princeps Traustedt & Weltner, 1894 accepted as Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
» Species Phallusia prunum (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Phallusia pyriformis (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia styeloides Traustedt, 1882 accepted as Ecteinascidia styeloides (Traustedt, 1882)
» Species Phallusia sulcata Delle Chiaje, 1841 accepted as Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
» Species Phallusia sutherlandi Huxley, 1852 accepted as Chelyosoma macleayanum Broderip & Sowerby, 1830
» Species Phallusia sydneiensis (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
» Species Phallusia translucida (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Ascidia translucida Sluiter, 1890
» Species Phallusia turcica Savigny, 1816 accepted as Rhodosoma turcicum (Savigny, 1816)
» Species Phallusia unalaskensis Ritter, 1913 accepted as Ascidia unalaskensis (Ritter, 1913)
» Species Phallusia venosa (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776
» Species Phallusia vermiformis Ritter, 1913 accepted as Ascidia vermiformis (Ritter, 1913)
» Species Phallusia violacea Gould, 1852 accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Genus Psammascidia Monniot, 1962
  » Species Psammascidia teissieri F. Monniot, 1962
» Species Psammascidia tessieri Monniot, 1962 accepted as Psammascidia teissieri F. Monniot, 1962

Genus Ascidea Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Ascidea manhattensis De Kay, 1843 accepted as Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843)
» Species Ascidea rustica Risso, 1826 accepted as Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
» Species Ascidea sabulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Molgula sabulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Genus Ascidie Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Ascidie spinosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Genus Ascidiopsis Verrill, 1872 accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Ascidiopsis columbiana Huntsman, 1912 accepted as Ascidia columbiana (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidiopsis complanata (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidiopsis dijmphniana (Traustedt, 1886) accepted as Ascidia dijmphniana (Traustedt, 1886)
» Species Ascidiopsis nanaimoensis Huntsman, 1912 accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
» Species Ascidiopsis paratropa Huntsman, 1912 accepted as Ascidia paratropa (Huntsman, 1912)
» Species Ascidiopsis prunum (Mueller, 1776) accepted as Ascidia prunum Müller, 1776
Genus Bathyascidia Hartmeyer, 1901 accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Bathyascidia vasculosa (Herdman, 1888) accepted as Ascidia bathybia Hartmeyer, 1922
Genus Fimbrosa Monniot & Monniot, 1991 accepted as Fimbrora Monniot & Monniot, 1991
Genus Pachychlaena Hedman, 1880 accepted as Phallusia Savigny, 1816
  » Species Pachychlaena gigantea Herdman, 1880 accepted as Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
» Species Pachychlaena obesa (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
» Species Pachychlaena oblonga (Herdman, 1880) accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
Genus Phallusioides Huntsman, 1912 accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Phallusioides obliqua (Alder, 1863) accepted as Ascidia obliqua Alder, 1863
Genus Phallusiopsis Hartmeyer, 1908 accepted as Phallusia Savigny, 1816
  » Species Phallusiopsis nigra (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
» Species Phallusiopsis phallusioides (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880)
Genus Plurascidia Monniot & Monniot, 2000 accepted as Phallusia Savigny, 1816
  » Species Plurascidia marquesana Monniot & Monniot, 2000 accepted as Phallusia polytrema (Herdman, 1906)
Genus Thallusia Savigny, 1816 accepted as Phallusia Savigny, 1816
  » Species Thallusia nigra (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Genus Tunica accepted as Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767
  » Species Tunica nigra (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Monniot, Claude
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  Citation: Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2013). Ascidiidae. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103443 on 2013-05-18
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