Perophora japonica Oka, 1927
(Colonial Sea Squirt)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPerophora japonica (Colonial Sea Squirt)
FamilyPEROPHORIDAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Perophora japonica (Colonial Sea Squirt) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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