Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a sea-squirt)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCiona intestinalis (a sea-squirt)
GenusCiona (a genus of sea squirts)
FamilyCIONIDAE (a family of sea squirts)
OrderPHLEBOBRANCHIA (a suborder of 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 Ciona intestinalis (a sea-squirt) :
1: Ciona intestinalis (a sea-squirt)
11 Feb 2013 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on underside of rock exposed at ELWS
Image 1: Lateral view - photographed underwaterImage 2: Lateral view - photographed underwater (2)Image 3: Lateral view - photographed underwater (3)Image 4: Lateral view - photographed underwater (4)Image 5: Photographed underwaterImage 6: Syphons - photographed underwaterImage 7: Two individuals - photographed underwater
2: Ciona intestinalis (a sea-squirt)
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
exposed at low spring tide . Photos: deflated colony at low tide
Image 1: Exposed on low spring tideImage 2: Siphons - under waterImage 3: Siphons - under water (2)Image 4: Tide coming inImage 5: Under water

Ciona intestinalis (a sea-squirt) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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