Tunicata

Alternate names: sea squirt, tunicate, Urochordata

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Thetys vagina

MBARI 2016: D858-09

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Representative image using: Helicosalpa virgula

MBARI 2020: D1241

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Representative image using: Pyrosoma

MBARI 2001: T264-01

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Representative image using: Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis

MBARI 2004: V2603-02

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Representative image using: Megalodicopia hians

MBARI 2001: V1952-02

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Representative image using: Salpa fusiformis

MBARI 2012: D411-02

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Representative image using: Fritillaria

MBARI 2016: D909-06

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Representative image using: Oikopleura

MBARI 2000: T237-05

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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: Situla sp. 1

MBARI 2019: D1165

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Representative image using: Kowalevskia

MBARI 2019: D1138

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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: Thetys vagina MBARI 2016: D858-09 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Helicosalpa virgula MBARI 2020: D1241 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pyrosoma MBARI 2001: T264-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis MBARI 2004: V2603-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Megalodicopia hians MBARI 2001: V1952-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Salpa fusiformis MBARI 2012: D411-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Fritillaria MBARI 2016: D909-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Oikopleura MBARI 2000: T237-05 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: Situla sp. 1 MBARI 2019: D1165 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Kowalevskia MBARI 2019: D1138 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 2026-02-11.
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