APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Clavelinidae (Family)

Clavelina
Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776)
- Transparent or Light bulb sea squirt

Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family)

Didemnum
Didemnum maculosum (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
- A didemnid sea squirt
Didemnum maculosum (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
var. dentata - A didemnid sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 - Carpet sea aquirt
(invasive non-native species)

Diplosoma
Diplosoma listerianum (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
- Jelly crust tunicate
Diplosoma spongiforme (Giard, 1872)
- A didemnid sea squirt

Lissoclinum
Lissoclinum perforatum (Giard, 1872)
- White perforated sea squirt

Polysyncraton
Polysyncraton bilobatum Lafargue, 1968
- A didemnid sea squirt

Unknown species of didemnid with white spotted
inhalant openings - The Lizard 25.09.14

Unknown species of mauve didemnid
- Newlyn Marina 12.09.15

Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Polyclinidae (Family)

Aplidium
Aplidium coeruleum Lahille, 1890 ? - A sea squirt
Aplidium elegans (Giard, 1872) - Sea strawberry
Aplidium cf. glabrum - A sea squirt
Aplidium nordmanni (Milne-Edwards, 1841) - A sea squirt
Aplidium pallidum (Verrill, 1871) - White flake-ascidian Aplidium punctum (Giard, 1873) - A sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum (Savigny, 1816) - A sea squirt
Aplidium sp. - Wherry Rocks, Penzance, 06.04.12,
and other locations - A sea squirt

Aplidium elegans and A. turbinatum synonymous with Sidnyum elegans and Sidnyum turbinatum.

Morchellium
Morchellium argus (Milne-Edwards, 1841) - A sea squirt

Polyclinum
Polyclinum aurantium Milne Edwards, 1841 - possibly?

Sand encrusted polyclinid sea squirts

Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) >
Ascidiidae (Family)

Ascidia
Ascidia conchilega Muller, 1776 - A sea squirt
Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776 - A sea squirt

Ascidiella
Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
- Fluted or Dirty sea squirt
Ascidiella scabra (Müller, 1776) - A sea squirt

Phallusia
Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
- Neptune's Heart or White sea squirt

Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) >
Cionidae (Family)

Ciona
Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Yellow-ringed sea squirt or Sea vase
Ciona robusta Hoshino & Tokioka, 1967 - was (Type A)
- A sea squirt (non-native species)

Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) >
Corellidae (Family)

Corella
Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882
- Orange-tipped sea squirt (invasive non-native species)

Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Perophoridae (Family)

Perophora
Perophora listeri Wiegman, 1835 - A sea squirt
Perophora japonica Oka, 1927 - Creeping sea squirt
(invasive non-native species)

Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Molgulidae (Family)

Molgula
Molgula complanata Alder & Hancock, 1870 ?
Molgula manhattensis (De Kay, 1843) ? - Sea grapes
Molgula socialis Alder, 1863? - A sea squirt
Molgula sp. (Woolacombe, Devon, 19.09.17)

Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) >
Pyuridae (Family)

Microcosmus
Microcosmus claudicans (Savigny, 1816) - A sea squirt

Pyura
Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816) - A sea squirt
Pyura tessellata (Forbes, 1848) - A sea squirt

Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) >
Styelidae (Family)

Asterocarpa
Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878) - Compass sea squirt (invasive non-native species)

Botrylloides
Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- San Diego or Chain sea squirt
(invasive non-native species)
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- A colonial ascidian / sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
- Orange cloak or Orange sheath sea squirt
(invasive non-native species)

Botryllus
The Botryllus section is currently in the process of being expanded. New pages are in the process of being added to show the variation and variety of colour morphs of members of this genus.
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766) - Star ascidian
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
- Star ascidian images from Newlyn, Cornwall.
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
- Star ascidian - Blue-green morphs
Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
- Star ascidian - Brown-cream morphs
Botryllus schlosseri - Star ascidian - tadpole larva

Dendrodoa
Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)
- Baked-bean sea squirt or Currant squirter

Distomus
Distomus variolosus Gaertner, 1774
- Lesser gooseberry sea squirt

Polycarpa
Polycarpa scuba Monniot C., 1971 - A sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea (Alder, 1863) ? - A sea squirt

Stolonica
Stolonica socialis Hartmeyer, 1903
- Orange sea grapes or squirt

Styela
Styela clava Herdman, 1881 - Leathery or Folded sea squirt (invasive non-native species)

Tunicates to be identified

Pelagic Tunicates

Appendicularia (Class) > Copelata (Order) > Oikopleuridae (Family) > Oikopleurinae (Subfamily) > Labiata (Tribe)

Oikopleura
Oikopleura (Vexillaria) dioica Fol, 1872
- A pelagic tunicate

Thaliacea (Class) > Doliolida (Order) > Doliolidina (Suborder) > Doliolidae (Family)

Doliolum
Doliolum species (Newlyn 04.07.17)
- A pelagic tunicate

Thaliacea (Class) > Salpida (Order) > Salpidae (Family) > Salpinae (Subfamily)

Salpa
Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804 - Common Salp with
amphipod Phronima sedentaria