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Asian Sea Squirt (Styela plicata)
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Styela plicata

(Lesueur, 1823)

Asian Sea Squirt

Also known as: Club Sea Squirt, Club Tunicate, Clubbed Tunicate, Folded Sea Squirt, Leathery Sea Squirt, Pacific Rough Sea Squirt, Solitary Sea Squirt

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Stolidobranchia

Family

Styelidae

Where to find it

occasional

Japan

Other species in Styelidae

Golden Star Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri)

Botryllus schlosseri

Golden Star Tunicate

Baked Bean Ascidian (Dendrodoa grossularia)

Dendrodoa grossularia

Baked Bean Ascidian

Asian Tunicate (Styela clava)

Styela clava

Asian Tunicate

Chain Tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)

Botrylloides violaceus

Chain Tunicate

Giant Tunicate (Polycarpa spongiabilis)

Polycarpa spongiabilis

Giant Tunicate

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