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Family: Holozoidae (See list of species below)

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85 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Distaplia alaidi
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Distaplia alaskensis
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Distaplia australiensis
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Distaplia bermudensis
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Distaplia capensis
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Distaplia clavata
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Distaplia colligans
[Marine teardrop]
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Distaplia concreta
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Distaplia corolla
[Button tunicate]
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Distaplia cuscina
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Distaplia cylindrica
[Sea rod]
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Distaplia domuncula
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Distaplia dubia
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Distaplia durbanensis
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Distaplia florida
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Distaplia galatheae
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Distaplia garstangi
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Distaplia imaii
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Distaplia kerguelense
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Distaplia livida
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Distaplia lubrica
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Distaplia lucillae
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Distaplia magnilarva
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Distaplia marplesi
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Distaplia megathorax
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Distaplia mikropnoa
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Distaplia miyose
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Distaplia muriella
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Distaplia occidentalis
[Mushroom tunicate]
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Distaplia pallida
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Distaplia progressa
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Distaplia prolifera
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Distaplia racemosa
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Distaplia regina
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Distaplia retinaculata
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Distaplia rosea
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Distaplia rzhavskii
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Distaplia skoogi
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Distaplia smithi
[Stalked compound tunicate]
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Distaplia stylifera
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Distaplia systematica
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Distaplia tahihuero
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Distaplia tokioka
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Distaplia turboensis
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Distaplia violetta
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Distaplia viridis
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Hypodistoma deerratum
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Hypodistoma mirabile
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Hypodistoma vastum
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Hypsistozoa distomoides
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Hypsistozoa fasmeriana
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Hypsistozoa obscura
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Neodistoma mammillatum
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Polydistoma fungiforme
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Polydistoma longitube
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Polydistoma oculeum
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Protoholozoa anthos
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Protoholozoa australiensis
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Protoholozoa lilium
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Protoholozoa pedunculata
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Protoholozoa pigra
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Sigillina australis
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Sigillina cyanea
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Sigillina digitata
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Sigillina fantasiana
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Sigillina grandissima
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Sigillina mjobergi
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Sigillina moebiusi
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Sigillina nigra
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Sigillina pulvinus
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Sigillina signifera
[Sea squirt]
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Sigillina vasta
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Sycozoa anomala
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Sycozoa arborenscens
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Sycozoa brevicauda
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Sycozoa cavernosa
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Sycozoa cerebriformis
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Sycozoa gaimardi
[Mushroom sea squirt]
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Sycozoa georgiana
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Sycozoa melopepona
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Sycozoa murrayi
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Sycozoa pedunculata
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Sycozoa pulchra
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Sycozoa seiziwadai
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Sycozoa sigillinoides
[Lollipop ascidian]
85 Species of Family Holozoidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Distaplia alaidi Northwest Pacific.
Distaplia alaskensis Northeast Pacific
Distaplia australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia bermudensis Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.18 TL
Distaplia capensis Southeast Atlantic
Distaplia clavata Northern Atlantic and Nor
Distaplia colligans Marine teardrop Southeast Pacific, Southw
Distaplia concreta Antarctic Indian Ocean
Distaplia corolla Button tunicate Atlantic Ocean. 10 COLD
Distaplia cuscina Western Central Pacific
Distaplia cylindrica Sea rod Southwest Atlantic, South 8 COLD
Distaplia domuncula Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia dubia Western Pacific.
Distaplia durbanensis Western Indian Ocean
Distaplia florida Indo-West Pacific
Distaplia galatheae Southwest Pacific
Distaplia garstangi Northeast Atlantic
Distaplia imaii Northwest Pacific
Distaplia kerguelense Antarctic Indian Ocean
Distaplia livida Northeast Atlantic.
Distaplia lubrica Mediterranean
Distaplia lucillae Mediterranean.
Distaplia magnilarva Atlantic and the Mediterr
Distaplia marplesi Southwest Pacific
Distaplia megathorax Antarctic.
Distaplia mikropnoa Pacific Ocean.
Distaplia miyose Northwest Pacific
Distaplia muriella Eastern Indian Ocean (Ref
Distaplia occidentalis Mushroom tunicate Eastern Pacific. Boreal 10 COLD
Distaplia pallida Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia progressa Western Central Pacific
Distaplia prolifera Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia racemosa Western Central Pacific
Distaplia regina Western Central Pacific 3 COLD
Distaplia retinaculata Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia rosea Atlantic and the Mediterr
Distaplia rzhavskii Northwest Pacific
Distaplia skoogi Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Distaplia smithi Stalked compound tunicate Eastern Pacific. Tempera
Distaplia stylifera Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Distaplia systematica Northern Pacific
Distaplia tahihuero Eastern Central Pacific
Distaplia tokioka Eastern Indian Ocean
Distaplia turboensis Western Central Pacific
Distaplia violetta Western Central Pacific
Distaplia viridis Eastern Indian Ocean
Hypodistoma deerratum Indo-West Pacific.
Hypodistoma mirabile Eastern Indian Ocean
Hypodistoma vastum Southeast Atlantic and In
Hypsistozoa distomoides Indo-West Pacific
Hypsistozoa fasmeriana Southwest Pacific and Ant
Hypsistozoa obscura Antarctica
Neodistoma mammillatum Eastern Indian Ocean
Polydistoma fungiforme Eastern Indian Ocean
Polydistoma longitube Eastern Indian Ocean
Polydistoma oculeum Western Central Pacific
Protoholozoa anthos Western Central Pacific
Protoholozoa australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Protoholozoa lilium Western Central Pacific,
Protoholozoa pedunculata Antarctic Atlantic and So 1.3 TL
Protoholozoa pigra Northeast Atlantic
Sigillina australis Indo-West Pacific
Sigillina cyanea Indo-West Pacific 0.4 TL
Sigillina digitata Southeast Atlantic
Sigillina fantasiana Eastern Indian Ocean
Sigillina grandissima Eastern Indian Ocean
Sigillina mjobergi Eastern Indian Ocean
Sigillina moebiusi Antarctic Atlantic and In
Sigillina nigra Southwest Pacific
Sigillina pulvinus Eastern Indian Ocean
Sigillina signifera Sea squirt Western Central Pacific.
Sigillina vasta Western Indian Ocean
Sycozoa anomala Antarctic Atlantic and So
Sycozoa arborenscens Atlantic Ocean
Sycozoa brevicauda Eastern Indian Ocean
Sycozoa cavernosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Sycozoa cerebriformis Indo-West Pacific
Sycozoa gaimardi Mushroom sea squirt Southwest Atlantic, South
Sycozoa georgiana Antarctic and sub-Antarct
Sycozoa melopepona Northeast Atlantic
Sycozoa murrayi Indo-West Pacific
Sycozoa pedunculata Eastern Indian Ocean
Sycozoa pulchra Indo-West Pacific
Sycozoa seiziwadai Indo-West Pacific
Sycozoa sigillinoides Lollipop ascidian Southwest Atlantic, Indo-



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