Ascidiacea (unidentified)
(Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedAscidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
ClassASCIDIACEA (ascidians, sea-squirts)
SubphylumTUNICATA (ascidians, sea-squirts, tunicates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts) :
1: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on seaweed stipe, near base
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ - close-upImage 3: In situ - close-up (2)Image 4: In situ - close-up (3)Image 5: In situ - lateral view - close-upImage 6: In situ - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 7: Sea squirt - lateral view - white background
2: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
22 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
colonial sea-squirt on base of seaweed
Image 1: Colony - in situImage 2: Colony - TS - highly enlargedImage 3: Colony - TS - magnifiedImage 4: Surface - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Details from colony - TS - magnifiedImage 9: Details from colony - TS - magnified (2)Image 10: Details from colony - TS - magnified (3)Image 11: Details from colony - TS - magnified (4)
3: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
20 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Sea Squirts in shallow water at low spring tide
Image 1: In shallow water at low spring tideImage 2: In shallow water at low spring tide (2)Image 3: In shallow water at low spring tide (3)
4: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rocks at low spring tide
Image 1: Four animals - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Top view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Two animals - top view - close-up - enlarged
5: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock, at low spring tide
Image 1: Colony with tadpolesImage 2: Colony with tadpoles - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Colony with tadpoles - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Colony with tadpoles - close-up - enlarged (3)
6: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock, at low spring tide
Image 1: Colony - close-up - enlarged
7: Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock, at low spring tide
Image 1: Colony - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Colony - close-up - enlarged (2)

Ascidiacea (unidentified) (Unidentified Ascidians, Sea-squirts) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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