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Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae

Genus: Halocynthia

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)
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Miller, Todd

Arctic and Northern Pacif
Max. Length 15 cm H
Halocynthia aurantium(Pallas, 1787)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Halocynthia aurantium
[Pacific sea peach]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia cactus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Halocynthia dumosa
[Spiny sea squirt]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia hilgendorfi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Halocynthia igaboja
[Bristly tunicate]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia johnsoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Halocynthia microspinosa
[]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia momus
[]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia okai
[]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia owstoni
[]

Coudre, Christian

Atlantic, Western Pacific

Halocynthia papillosa(Gunnerus, 1765)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Halocynthia papillosa
[]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northern Atlantic, Northw
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Halocynthia pyriformis(Rathke, 1806)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Halocynthia pyriformis
[Sea peach]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia ritteri
[]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific

Halocynthia roretzi(Drasche)

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Halocynthia roretzi
[Korean common sea squirt]
No picture found
 
Halocynthia spinosa
[]


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