Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Perophoridae



(See list of species below)



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51 species
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Ecteinascidia aequale
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Ecteinascidia bandaensis
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Ecteinascidia bombayensis
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Ecteinascidia conklini
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Ecteinascidia diaphanis
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Ecteinascidia diligens
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Ecteinascidia faaopa
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Ecteinascidia flora
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Ecteinascidia garstangi
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Ecteinascidia hedwigiae
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Ecteinascidia herdmani
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Ecteinascidia imperfecta
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Ecteinascidia jacarens
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Ecteinascidia longiducta
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Ecteinascidia maxima
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Ecteinascidia minuta
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Ecteinascidia modesta
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Ecteinascidia moorei
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Ecteinascidia nexa
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Ecteinascidia remanea
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Ecteinascidia rubricollis
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Ecteinascidia sluiteri
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Ecteinascidia styeloides
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Ecteinascidia thurstoni
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Ecteinascidia tokaraensis
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OCEANA

Cosmopolitan.

Ecteinascidia turbinata Herdman, 1880

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Ecteinascidia turbinata
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Ecteinascidia venui
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Ecteinascidia vitta
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Perophora africana
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Perophora annectens
[Yellow social tunicate]
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Perophora bermudensis
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Perophora carpentaria
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Perophora clavata
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Perophora euphues
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Perophora hornelli
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Perophora hutchisoni
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Perophora jacerens
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Perophora japonica
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Perophora listeri
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Perophora longicaulis
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Perophora modificata
[Knott's sea squirt colony]
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Perophora multiclathrata
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Perophora multistigmata
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Perophora namei
[Blue bell sea squirt]
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Perophora psammodes
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL

 
Perophora regina
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Perophora sabulosa
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Perophora sagamiensis
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Perophora tokarae
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Perophora virgulata
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Perophora viridis
[Creeping ascidian]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ecteinascidia aequale Western Central Pacific 1987
Ecteinascidia bandaensis Indo-West Pacific. 1975
Ecteinascidia bombayensis Indian Ocean 1939
Ecteinascidia conklini Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Ecteinascidia diaphanis Western Pacific. 1885
Ecteinascidia diligens Eastern Central Pacific 1900
Ecteinascidia faaopa Southwest Pacific 1987
Ecteinascidia flora Eastern Indian Ocean 1952
Ecteinascidia garstangi Indo-West Pacific 1898
Ecteinascidia hedwigiae Western Indian Ocean 1918
Ecteinascidia herdmani Atlantic and the Mediterr 1887
Ecteinascidia imperfecta Pacific Ocean. 1950
Ecteinascidia jacarens Northwest Pacific 1953
Ecteinascidia longiducta Western Indian Ocean and 1978
Ecteinascidia maxima Southwest Pacific 1985
Ecteinascidia minuta Western Central Atlantic. 0.1 TL 1932
Ecteinascidia modesta Southeast Atlantic 2001
Ecteinascidia moorei Western Indian Ocean and 1890
Ecteinascidia nexa Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Ecteinascidia remanea Western Central Pacific 2001
Ecteinascidia rubricollis Indo-Pacific. 1885
Ecteinascidia sluiteri Indo-West Pacific 1906
Ecteinascidia styeloides Cosmopolitan. 1 TL 1882
Ecteinascidia thurstoni Indo-West Pacific, Southe 1906
Ecteinascidia tokaraensis Northwest Pacific 1953
Ecteinascidia turbinata Cosmopolitan. 1880
Ecteinascidia venui Eastern Indian Ocean 2000
Ecteinascidia vitta Western Central Pacific 1992
Perophora africana Western Central Pacific 1953
Perophora annectens Yellow social tunicate Eastern Pacific 1893
Perophora bermudensis Western Pacific and Atlan 1932
Perophora carpentaria Western Central Atlantic 1994
Perophora clavata Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Perophora euphues Eastern Indian Ocean 1895
Perophora hornelli Eastern Indian Ocean 1906
Perophora hutchisoni Indo-West Pacific 1859
Perophora jacerens Indo-West Pacific. 1954
Perophora japonica Northwest Pacific 1927
Perophora listeri Atlantic and the Mediterr 1848
Perophora longicaulis Eastern Indian Ocean 2003
Perophora modificata Knott's sea squirt colony Indo-West Pacific. 1985
Perophora multiclathrata Cosmopolitan. 1904
Perophora multistigmata Western Central Pacific 1952
Perophora namei Blue bell sea squirt Western Central Pacific. 1928
Perophora psammodes Western Central Pacific. 1895
Perophora regina Western Atlantic 0.4 TL 1987
Perophora sabulosa Western Central Pacific 1990
Perophora sagamiensis Northwest Pacific 1953
Perophora tokarae Northwest Pacific
Perophora virgulata Western Indian Ocean 1997
Perophora viridis Creeping ascidian Cosmopolitan. 1871



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