Dirty Sea-Squirt (Ascidiella aspersa)

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Ascidiella aspersa

(Müller, 1776)

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Also known as: Ruwe Zakpijp, European Ascidian, Tunicate

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About

Max size

13 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Phlebobranchia

Family

Ascidiidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

Other species in Ascidiidae

Ascidia mentula

Ascidia mentula

Green Tube Tunicate (Phallusia fragilis)

Phallusia fragilis

Green Tube Tunicate

Black Sea-Squirt (Phallusia fumigata)

Phallusia fumigata

Black Sea-Squirt

White Sea-Squirt (Phallusia mammillata)

Phallusia mammillata

White Sea-Squirt

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