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Family: Styelidae



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503 species (see list below)
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Alloeocarpa aequatorialis
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Alloeocarpa bacca
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Alloeocarpa bigyna
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Alloeocarpa bridgesi
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Alloeocarpa capensis
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Alloeocarpa incrustans
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Alloeocarpa loculosa
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Asterocarpa humilis
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Bathyoncus arafurensis
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Bathyoncus enderbyanus
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Bathyoncus herdmani
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Max. Length 1.8 cm WD
 
Bathyoncus lanatus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm H
 
Bathyoncus mirabilis
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Bathyoncus tantulus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm WD
 
Bathystyeloides anfractus
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Bathystyeloides dubius
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Bathystyeloides enderbyanus
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Bathystyeloides laubieri
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Max. Length 1.7 cm WD
 
Bathystyeloides magnus
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Bathystyeloides mexicanus
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Bathystyeloides miriducta
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Botryllocarpa elongata
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Botryllocarpa viridis
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Botrylloides anceps
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Botrylloides aureus
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Botrylloides diegensis
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Botrylloides israeliense
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Coudre, Christian

Cosmopolitan.

Botrylloides leachii(Savigny, 1816)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Botrylloides leachii
[Ladder ascidian]
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Botrylloides meandrinum
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Botrylloides mediterraneum
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Botrylloides niger
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Botrylloides violaceus
[Purple colonial tunicate]
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Botryllus anceps
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Botryllus anomalus
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Botryllus arenaceus
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Botryllus aster
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Botryllus chevalense
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Botryllus closionis
[Fenced ascidian]
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Botryllus compositus
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Botryllus delicatus
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Botryllus diegense
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Botryllus elegans
[Seaweed ascidian]
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Botryllus firmus
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Botryllus giganteum
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Botryllus gracilis
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Botryllus gregalis
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Botryllus lenis
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Botryllus leptus
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Max. Length 1 cm WD
 
Botryllus maeandrius
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Botryllus magnicoecus
[Star ascidian]
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Botryllus magnus
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Botryllus meandrius
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Botryllus mortensi
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Botryllus ovalis
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Botryllus perspicuum
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Botryllus planus
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Botryllus primigenus
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Botryllus promiscuus
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Botryllus puniceus
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Botryllus saccus
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Botryllus scalaris
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Botryllus schlosseri(Pallas, 1766)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Botryllus schlosseri
[Golden star tunicate]
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Botryllus simodensis
[Orange sheath tunicate]
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Botryllus stewartensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm COLD
 
Botryllus tuberatus
[White spotted colonial tunicate]
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Botryllus tyreus
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Chorizocarpa guttata
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Chorizocarpa michaelseni
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Chorizocarpa sydneiensis
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Chorizocormus reticulatus
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Cnemidocarpa acanthifera
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Cnemidocarpa aculeata
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Cnemidocarpa alentura
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Cnemidocarpa alisi
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Cnemidocarpa amphora
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Cnemidocarpa annectens
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Cnemidocarpa areolata
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Cnemidocarpa asymmetra
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Max. Length 1 cm H
 
Cnemidocarpa barbata
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD
 
Cnemidocarpa bathyphila
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Cnemidocarpa bicornuta
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Cnemidocarpa bythia
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Cnemidocarpa campylogona
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Cnemidocarpa cirrata
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Cnemidocarpa clara
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Cnemidocarpa clipeata
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Cnemidocarpa completa
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Cnemidocarpa concha
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Cnemidocarpa devia
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Cnemidocarpa digonas
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Cnemidocarpa drygalskii
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Cnemidocarpa effracta
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Cnemidocarpa eposi
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Max. Length 5 cm WD
 
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
[Shiny Red Sea squirt]
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Cnemidocarpa fissa
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Cnemidocarpa floccosa
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Cnemidocarpa hartmeyeri
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Cnemidocarpa hemprichi
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Cnemidocarpa humilis
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Cnemidocarpa intestinata
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Cnemidocarpa irene
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Cnemidocarpa jacens
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Cnemidocarpa javensis
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Cnemidocarpa joannae
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Cnemidocarpa lapidosa
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Cnemidocarpa lobata
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Cnemidocarpa longata
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Cnemidocarpa margaritifera
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Cnemidocarpa minuta
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD
 
Cnemidocarpa mollis
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Cnemidocarpa mollispina
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Cnemidocarpa mortenseni
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Cnemidocarpa nisiotis
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Cnemidocarpa nordenskjoldi
[Scallop sea squirt]
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Cnemidocarpa ohlini
[Little tomato]
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Cnemidocarpa oligocarpa
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Cnemidocarpa pedata
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Cnemidocarpa personata
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Cnemidocarpa peruviana
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Cnemidocarpa pfefferi
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Max. Length 0.8 cm WD
 
Cnemidocarpa platybranchia
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Cnemidocarpa posthuma
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Cnemidocarpa psammophora
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Cnemidocarpa quadrata
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Cnemidocarpa radicata
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Cnemidocarpa radicosa
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Cnemidocarpa ramosa
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Cnemidocarpa recta
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Cnemidocarpa rectofissura
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Cnemidocarpa reticulata
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Cnemidocarpa rhizopus
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Cnemidocarpa robinsoni
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Cnemidocarpa sabulosa
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Cnemidocarpa schumacheri
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Cnemidocarpa sedata
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Cnemidocarpa sericata
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Cnemidocarpa sericator
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Cnemidocarpa squamata
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Cnemidocarpa stewartensis
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Cnemidocarpa stolonifera
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Max. Length 1.8 cm WD
 
Cnemidocarpa tinaktae
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Cnemidocarpa traustedti
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Cnemidocarpa tribranchiata
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Cnemidocarpa tripartita
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Cnemidocarpa univesica
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic, South
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cnemidocarpa verrucosa(Lesson, 1830)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Cnemidocarpa verrucosa
[Sea toad]
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Cnemidocarpa victoriae
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Cnemidocarpa zenkevitchi
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Dendrodoa abbotti
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Dendrodoa aggregata
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Dendrodoa carnea
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Telnes, Kåre

Arctic, Northern Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm H
Dendrodoa grossularia(Van Beneden, 1846)

Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Dendrodoa grossularia
[Baked-bean ascidian]
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Dendrodoa lineata
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Dendrodoa minuta
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Dendrodoa pulchella
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Dendrodoa uniplicata
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Dextrocarpa misanthropos
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD
 
Dicarpa antarctica
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Dicarpa atlantica
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Dicarpa cornicula
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Dicarpa fibrata
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Dicarpa insinuosa
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Max. Length 0.4 cm WD
 
Dicarpa lata
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Dicarpa mysogyna
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Dicarpa pacifica
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Dicarpa simplex
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Dicarpa spinifera
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Dicarpa tricostata
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Distomus antiborealis
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Distomus fuscus
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Distomus hupferi
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Distomus pacificus
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Distomus rudentiformis
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Distomus variolosus
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Eusynstyela beuziti
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Eusynstyela caudata
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Eusynstyela discoidea
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Eusynstyela errans
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Eusynstyela grandis
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Eusynstyela gravei
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Eusynstyela hartmeyeri
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Eusynstyela latericius
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Eusynstyela miniata
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Eusynstyela misakiensis
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Eusynstyela phiala
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Eusynstyela tincta
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Eusynstyela transversalis
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Gynandrocarpa lacerta
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Gynandrocarpa placenta
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Gynandrocarpa solitaris
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Gynandrocarpa unilateralis
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Hemistyela hirta
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Hemistyela pacifica
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Kukenthalia borealis
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Metandrocarpa agitata
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Metandrocarpa asymmetra
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Max. Length 0.6 cm WD
 
Metandrocarpa dura
[Colonial tunicate]
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Metandrocarpa fascicularis
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Metandrocarpa indica
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Metandrocarpa manina
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Metandrocarpa michaelseni
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Metandrocarpa miniscula
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Max. Length 0.0 cm WD
 
Metandrocarpa reducta
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Metandrocarpa sterreri
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Max. Length 20 cm COLD
 
Metandrocarpa taylori
[Taylor's social tunicate]
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Metandrocarpa thilenii
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Metandrocarpa uedai
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Metandrocarpa vedai
[]
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Minostyela clavata
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Monandrocarpa abyssa
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Monandrocarpa incubita
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Monandrocarpa plana
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD
 
Monandrocarpa simplicigona
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Monandrocarpa stolonifera
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Monandrocarpa tritonis
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Oculinaria australis
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Oculinaria occultare
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Oligocarpa megalorchis
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Oligocarpa skoogi
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Pelonaia corrugata
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Podostyela grynfeltti
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Polyandrocarpa abjornseni
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Polyandrocarpa anguinea
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Polyandrocarpa australiensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Polyandrocarpa colemani
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Polyandrocarpa colligata
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Polyandrocarpa durbanensis
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Polyandrocarpa floridana
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Polyandrocarpa glandulosa
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Polyandrocarpa griffithsi
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Polyandrocarpa lapidosa
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Polyandrocarpa maxima
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Polyandrocarpa misakiensis
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Polyandrocarpa nivosa
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Polyandrocarpa oligocarpa
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Polyandrocarpa placenta
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Polyandrocarpa polypora
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Polyandrocarpa robusta
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Polyandrocarpa rollandi
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Polyandrocarpa sabanillae
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Polyandrocarpa sagamiensis
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Polyandrocarpa simulans
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Polyandrocarpa sparsa
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Polyandrocarpa tarona
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Polyandrocarpa tenera
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Polyandrocarpa triggiensis
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Polyandrocarpa violacea
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Polyandrocarpa watsonia
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Max. Length 15 cm COLD
 
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis
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Polycarpa aernbaeckae
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