Tunicata

Alternate names: sea squirt, tunicate, Urochordata

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Pyrosoma

MBARI 2001: T264-01

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Representative image using: Mesochordaeus erythrocephalus

MBARI 2005: T852-09

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Representative image using: Situla sp. 1

MBARI 2019: D1165

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Representative image using: Cnemidocarpa

MBARI 2021: D1357

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Representative image using: Culeolus barryi

MBARI 2017: D978

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Representative image using: Fritillaria

MBARI 2016: D909-06

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Representative image using: Bathochordaeus mcnutti

MBARI 2002: V2285-03

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Representative image using: Bathochordaeus charon

MBARI 2011: V3647-04

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Representative image using: Octacnemidae sp. 1

MBARI 2016: D903

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Representative image using: Megalodicopia hians

MBARI 2001: V1952-02

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Representative image using: Mesoikopleura

MBARI 2002: T395-06

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Representative image using: Bathochordaeus stygius

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Tunicata

Alternate names: sea squirt, tunicate, Urochordata

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Tunicata Alternate names: sea squirt, tunicate, Urochordata Author: unknown Representative image using: Pyrosoma MBARI 2001: T264-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mesochordaeus erythrocephalus MBARI 2005: T852-09 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Situla sp. 1 MBARI 2019: D1165 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cnemidocarpa MBARI 2021: D1357 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Culeolus barryi MBARI 2017: D978 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Fritillaria MBARI 2016: D909-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathochordaeus mcnutti MBARI 2002: V2285-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathochordaeus charon MBARI 2011: V3647-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Octacnemidae sp. 1 MBARI 2016: D903 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Megalodicopia hians MBARI 2001: V1952-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mesoikopleura MBARI 2002: T395-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathochordaeus stygius Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Chordata (phylum) Tunicata (subphylum) Appendicularia (class) Ascidiacea (class) Thaliacea (class) Description Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Margulis, L.W. and K.V. Schwartz (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. Freeman, New York, NY. 520 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Tunicata (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Tunicata. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-10.
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