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Family: Diazonidae (See list of species below)

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45 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Atriolum bucinum
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Atriolum eversum
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Atriolum glauerti
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Atriolum lilium
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Atriolum marinense
[Orange tubular ascidian]
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Atriolum marsupialis
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Atriolum robustum
[Robust sea squirt]
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Atriolum tubiporum
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Diazona angulata
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Diazona carnosa
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Diazona chinensis
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Diazona formosa
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Diazona fungia
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Diazona geayi
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Diazona gigantea
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Diazona labyrinthea
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Diazona pedunculata
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Diazona tenera
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Diazona textura
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Diazona violacea
[Football sea squirt]
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Pseudodiazona abyssa
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Pseudodiazona claviformis
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Rhopalaea abdominalis
[Reef tunicate]
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Rhopalaea birkelandi
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Rhopalaea circula
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Rhopalaea cloneyi
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Rhopalaea crassa
[Blue yellow ringed sea squirt]
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Rhopalaea defecta
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Rhopalaea desme
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Rhopalaea flemingi
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Rhopalaea fusca
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Rhopalaea hartmeyeri
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Rhopalaea idoneta
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Rhopalaea macrothorax
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Rhopalaea meridionalis
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Rhopalaea neapolitana
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Rhopalaea orientalis
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Rhopalaea perlucida
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Rhopalaea piru
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Rhopalaea respiciens
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Rhopalaea sagamiana
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Rhopalaea tenuis
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Tylobranchion antarcticum
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Tylobranchion nordgaardi
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Tylobranchion speciosum
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45 Species of Family Diazonidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Atriolum bucinum Eastern Indian Ocean
Atriolum eversum Eastern Indian Ocean
Atriolum glauerti Indo-West Pacific 0.5 WD
Atriolum lilium Eastern Indian Ocean
Atriolum marinense Orange tubular ascidian Indo-West Pacific
Atriolum marsupialis Indo-West Pacific
Atriolum robustum Robust sea squirt Indo-West Pacific.
Atriolum tubiporum Eastern Indian Ocean
Diazona angulata Western Central Pacific
Diazona carnosa Western Central Pacific
Diazona chinensis Western Central Pacific.
Diazona formosa Western Central Pacific.
Diazona fungia Western Central Pacific
Diazona geayi Western Central Atlantic
Diazona gigantea Western Central Atlantic.
Diazona labyrinthea Western Central Pacific
Diazona pedunculata Western Central Pacific
Diazona tenera Western Central Pacific
Diazona textura Western Central Pacific
Diazona violacea Football sea squirt Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pseudodiazona abyssa Atlantic Ocean, Western I
Pseudodiazona claviformis Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalaea abdominalis Reef tunicate Western Atlantic.
Rhopalaea birkelandi Eastern Central Pacific
Rhopalaea circula Western Central Pacific.
Rhopalaea cloneyi Northeast Pacific
Rhopalaea crassa Blue yellow ringed sea squirt Indo-West Pacific.
Rhopalaea defecta Western Pacific
Rhopalaea desme Western Central Pacific
Rhopalaea flemingi Eastern Central Atlantic
Rhopalaea fusca Western Central Pacific
Rhopalaea hartmeyeri Northeast Atlantic and th
Rhopalaea idoneta Western Indian Ocean
Rhopalaea macrothorax Western Pacific
Rhopalaea meridionalis Eastern Indian Ocean
Rhopalaea neapolitana Atlantic and the Mediterr
Rhopalaea orientalis Northeast Atlantic and th
Rhopalaea perlucida Western Indian Ocean
Rhopalaea piru Eastern Central Pacific
Rhopalaea respiciens Western Central Pacific
Rhopalaea sagamiana Northwest Pacific
Rhopalaea tenuis Western Central Pacific
Tylobranchion antarcticum Antarctic Atlantic
Tylobranchion nordgaardi Northeast Atlantic
Tylobranchion speciosum Southwest Atlantic, South



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