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{{Short description|Genus of sea squirts}}
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| name = '''''Ascidia'''''
| image = Ascidia.JPG
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Ascidia
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[12th edition of Systema Naturae|1767]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Ascidiacea]]
| ordo = [[Enterogona]]
| subordo = [[Phlebobranchia]]
| familia = [[Ascidiidae]]
| genus = '''''Ascidia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1767
| synonyms_ref= <ref name="WoRMS" />
| synonyms_ref= <ref name="WoRMS" />
| synonyms=
| synonyms=
* ''Ascidea'' Linnaeus, 1767 (Spelling variation)
* ''Ascidea'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small> (spelling variation)
* ''Ascidie'' Linnaeus, 1767 (Spelling variation)
* ''Ascidie'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small> (spelling variation)
* ''Ascidiopsis'' Verrill, 1872
* ''Ascidiopsis'' <small>Verrill, 1872</small>
* ''Bathyascidia'' Hartmeyer, 1901
* ''Bathyascidia'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1901</small>
* ''Phallusioides'' Huntsman, 1912
* ''Phallusioides'' <small>Huntsman, 1912</small>
* ''Tunica''
* ''Tunica''
}}
}}


'''''Ascidia''''' is a genus of [[tunicate]]s in the family [[Ascidiidae]].<ref name="ZT2864">Bonnet, N.Y.K. & Rocha, R.M. (2011). "The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro Panama. Description of six new species." ''Zootaxa'' 2864: 1-33.</ref> <ref name="WoRMS"> Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2012). Ascidia. In: Noa Shenkar, Arjan Gittenberger, Gretchen Lambert, Marc Rius, Rosana Moreira Da Rocha, Billie J Swalla, Xavier Turon (2012) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103483 on 2012-02-25 </ref>
'''''Ascidia''''' is a genus of [[tunicate]]s in the family [[Ascidiidae]].<ref name="WoRMS">{{cite WoRMS |author=Karen Sanamyan & Claude Monniot |year=2013 |title=''Ascidia'' Linnaeus, 1767 |db=Ascidiacea |id=103483 |accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="ZT2864">{{cite journal |author1=N. Y. K. Bonnet |author2=R. M. Rocha |name-list-style=amp |year=2011 |title=The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro Panama. Description of six new species |journal=[[Zootaxa]] |volume=2864 |pages=1–33|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2864.1.1 }}</ref>


==Selected species==
==Selected species==
[[File:Ascidia 001.png|thumb|upright|Diagrammatic section of an ''Ascidia'', representing the three sacs and the branchial sac as the pharynx or throat: (a) branchial orifice; (b) atrial orifice; (c) tunic or test (d) mantle; (e) branchial sac; (f) gullet; (g) stomach; (h) anal orifice; (i) dorsal lamina; the dotted line indicates the endostyle.]]
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* ''[[Ascidia achimotae]]'' Millar, 1953
* ''[[Ascidia adamanensis]]'' Oka, 1915
* ''[[Ascidia achimotae]]'' <small>Millar, 1953</small>
* ''[[Ascidia ahodori]]'' Oka, 1927
* ''[[Ascidia adamanensis]]'' <small>Oka, 1915</small>
* ''[[Ascidia alisea]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 2006
* ''[[Ascidia ahodori]]'' <small>Oka, 1927</small>
* ''[[Ascidia alpha]]'' Tokioka, 1953
* ''[[Ascidia alisea]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 2006</small>
* ''[[Ascidia alterna]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1991
* ''[[Ascidia alpha]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1953</small>
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* ''[[Ascidia alterna]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1991</small>
* ''[[Ascidia archaia]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1890</small>
* ''[[Ascidia archaia]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1890</small>
* ''[[Ascidia arenosa]]'' Hartmeyer, 1898
* ''[[Ascidia arenosa]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1898</small>
* ''[[Ascidia armata]]'' Hartmeyer, 1906
* ''[[Ascidia armata]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1906</small>
* ''[[Ascidia aspera]]'' Brunetti, 2007
* ''[[Ascidia aspera]]'' <small>Brunetti, 2007</small>
* ''[[Ascidia austera]]'' Sluiter, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia austera]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia aximensis]]'' Millar, 1953
* ''[[Ascidia aximensis]]'' <small>Millar, 1953</small>
* ''[[Ascidia azurea]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1996
* ''[[Ascidia azurea]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1996</small>
* ''[[Ascidia bathybia]]'' Hartmeyer, 1922
* ''[[Ascidia bathybia]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1922</small>
* ''[[Ascidia bifissa]]'' Sluiter, 1895
* ''[[Ascidia bifissa]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1895</small>
* ''[[Ascidia bocatorensis]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia bocatorensis]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia caguayensis]]'' Millar & Goodbody, 1974
* ''[[Ascidia caguayensis]]'' <small>Millar & Goodbody, 1974</small>
* ''[[Ascidia callosa]]'' Stimpson, 1852
* ''[[Ascidia callosa]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1852</small>
* ''[[Ascidia canaliculata]]'' Heller, 1878
* ''[[Ascidia canaliculata]]'' <small>Heller, 1878</small>
* ''[[Ascidia cannelata]]'' Oken, 1820
* ''[[Ascidia cannelata]]'' <small>Oken, 1820</small>
* ''[[Ascidia capillata]]'' Sluiter, 1887
* ''[[Ascidia capillata]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1887</small>
* ''[[Ascidia caudata]]'' Heller, 1878
* ''[[Ascidia caudata]]'' <small>Heller, 1878</small>
* ''[[Ascidia celtica]]'' Monniot, C., 1969
* ''[[Ascidia celtica]]'' <small>C. Monniot, 1969</small>
* ''[[Ascidia ceratodes]]'' (Huntsman, 1912)
* ''[[Ascidia ceratodes]]'' <small>(Huntsman, 1912)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia challengeri]]'' Herdman, 1882
* ''[[Ascidia challengeri]]'' <small>Herdman, 1882</small>
* ''[[Ascidia citrina]]'' Nishikawa & Tokioka, 1975
* ''[[Ascidia citrina]]'' <small>Nishikawa & Tokioka, 1975</small>
* ''[[Ascidia clementea]]'' Ritter, 1907
* ''[[Ascidia clementea]]'' <small>Ritter, 1907</small>
* ''[[Ascidia collini]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia collini]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia columbiana]]'' (Huntsman, 1912)
* ''[[Ascidia columbiana]]'' <small>(Huntsman, 1912)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia conchilega]]'' Muller, 1776
* ''[[Ascidia conchilega]]'' <small>Muller, 1776</small>
* ''[[Ascidia conifera]]'' (Hartmeyer, 1911)
* ''[[Ascidia conifera]]'' <small>(Hartmeyer, 1911)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia corallicola]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia corallicola]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia correi]]'' Monniot C., 1970
* ''[[Ascidia correi]]'' <small>C. Monniot, 1970</small>
* ''[[Ascidia curvata]]'' <small>(Traustedt, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia curvata]]'' <small>(Traustedt, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia decepta]]'' Kott, 1985
* ''[[Ascidia decepta]]'' <small>Kott, 1985</small>
* ''[[Ascidia depressiuscula]]'' Heller, 1878
* ''[[Ascidia depressiuscula]]'' <small>Heller, 1878</small>
* ''[[Ascidia despecta]]'' Herdman, 1880
* ''[[Ascidia despecta]]'' <small>Herdman, 1880</small>
* ''[[Ascidia dijmphniana]]'' Templeton, 1834
* ''[[Ascidia dijmphniana]]'' <small>Templeton, 1834</small>
* ''[[Ascidia dorsata]]'' Meenakshi & Renganathan, 1999
* ''[[Ascidia dorsata]]'' <small>Meenakshi & Renganathan, 1999</small>
* ''[[Ascidia empheres]]'' Sluiter, 1895
* ''[[Ascidia empheres]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1895</small>
* ''[[Ascidia escabanae]]'' Monniot, 1998
* ''[[Ascidia escabanae]]'' <small>Monniot, 1998</small>
* ''[[Ascidia fictile]]'' Monniot, 1997
* ''[[Ascidia fictile]]'' <small>Monniot, 1997</small>
* ''[[Ascidia fistulosa]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1967
* ''[[Ascidia fistulosa]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1967</small>
* ''[[Ascidia formella]]'' Monniot, 1998
* ''[[Ascidia formella]]'' <small>Monniot, 1998</small>
* ''[[Ascidia fusca]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1989
* ''[[Ascidia fusca]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1989</small>
* ''[[Ascidia gamma]]'' Tokioka, 1954
* ''[[Ascidia gamma]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1954</small>
* ''[[Ascidia gemmata]]'' Sluiter, 1895
* ''[[Ascidia gemmata]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1895</small>
* ''[[Ascidia glabra]]'' Hartmeyer, 1922
* ''[[Ascidia glabra]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1922</small>
* ''[[Ascidia hyalina]]'' Oka, 1915
* ''[[Ascidia hyalina]]'' <small>Oka, 1915</small>
* ''[[Ascidia iberica]]'' Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1988
* ''[[Ascidia iberica]]'' <small>C. Monniot & F. Monniot, 1988</small>
* ''[[Ascidia incrassata]]'' Heller, 1878
* ''[[Ascidia incrassata]]'' <small>Heller, 1878</small>
* ''[[Ascidia interrupta]]'' <small>Heller, 1978</small>
* ''[[Ascidia interrupta]]'' <small>Heller, 1878</small>
* ''[[Ascidia involuta]]'' Heller, 1875
* ''[[Ascidia involuta]]'' <small>Heller, 1875</small>
* ''[[Ascidia irregularis]]'' Oka, 1915
* ''[[Ascidia irregularis]]'' <small>Oka, 1915</small>
* ''[[Ascidia kreagra]]'' Sluiter, 1895
* ''[[Ascidia kreagra]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1895</small>
* ''[[Ascidia krechi]]'' Michaelsen, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia krechi]]'' <small>Michaelsen, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia kuneides]]'' Sluiter, 1887
* ''[[Ascidia kuneides]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1887</small>
* ''[[Ascidia lagena]]'' Michaelsen, 1922
* ''[[Ascidia lagena]]'' <small>Michaelsen, 1922</small>
* ''[[Ascidia latesiphonica]]'' Hartmeyer, 1922
* ''[[Ascidia latesiphonica]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1922</small>
* ''[[Ascidia liberata]]'' Sluiter, 1887
* ''[[Ascidia liberata]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1887</small>
* ''[[Ascidia limpida]]'' Sluiter, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia limpida]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia longistriata]]'' Hartmeyer, 1906
* ''[[Ascidia longistriata]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1906</small>
* ''[[Ascidia macropapilla]]'' Millar, 1982
* ''[[Ascidia macropapilla]]'' <small>Millar, 1982</small>
* ''[[Ascidia malaca]]'' (Traustedt, 1883)
* ''[[Ascidia malaca]]'' <small>(Traustedt, 1883)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia matoya]]'' Tokioka, 1949
* ''[[Ascidia matoya]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1949</small>
* ''[[Ascidia mediterranea]]'' Pérès, 1959
* ''[[Ascidia mediterranea]]'' <small>Pérès, 1959</small>
* ''[[Ascidia melanostoma]]'' Sluiter, 1885
* ''[[Ascidia melanostoma]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1885</small>
* ''[[Ascidia mentula]]'' Müller, 1776
* ''[[Ascidia mentula]]'' <small>Müller, 1776</small>
* ''[[Ascidia meridionalis]]'' Herdman, 1880
* ''[[Ascidia meridionalis]]'' <small>Herdman, 1880</small>
* ''[[Ascidia molguloides]]'' Monniot, C., 1975
* ''[[Ascidia molguloides]]'' <small>C. Monniot, 1975</small>
* ''[[Ascidia monnioti]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia monnioti]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia multitentaculata]]'' (Hartmeyer, 1912)
* ''[[Ascidia multitentaculata]]'' <small>(Hartmeyer, 1912)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia munda]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1897</small>
* ''[[Ascidia munda]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1897</small>
* ''[[Ascidia muricata]]'' Heller, 1874
* ''[[Ascidia muricata]]'' <small>Heller, 1874</small>
* ''[[Ascidia nerea]]'' Kott, 1985
* ''[[Ascidia nerea]]'' <small>Kott, 1985</small>
* ''[[Ascidia nordestina]]'' Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
* ''[[Ascidia nordestina]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small>
* ''[[Ascidia nuda]]'' Nishikawa, 1986
* ''[[Ascidia nuda]]'' <small>Nishikawa, 1986</small>
* ''[[Ascidia obliqua]]'' Alder, 1863
* ''[[Ascidia obliqua]]'' <small>Alder, 1863</small>
* ''[[Ascidia obocki]]'' Sluiter, 1905
* ''[[Ascidia obocki]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1905</small>
* ''[[Ascidia occidentalis]]'' Kott, 1985
* ''[[Ascidia occidentalis]]'' <small>Kott, 1985</small>
* ''[[Ascidia ornata]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 2001
* ''[[Ascidia ornata]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 2001</small>
* ''[[Ascidia pacifica]]'' Tokioka, 1967
* ''[[Ascidia pacifica]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1967</small>
* ''[[Ascidia panamensis]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia panamensis]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small><ref name="ZT2864"/>
* ''[[Ascidia papillata]]'' Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
* ''[[Ascidia papillata]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small>
* ''[[Ascidia papillosa]]'' Tokioka, 1967
* ''[[Ascidia papillosa]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1967</small>
* ''[[Ascidia parasamea]]'' Kott, 1985
* ''[[Ascidia parasamea]]'' <small>Kott, 1985</small>
* ''[[Ascidia paratropa]]'' (Huntsman, 1912)
* ''[[Ascidia paratropa]]'' <small>(Huntsman, 1912)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia perfluxa]]'' Sluiter, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia perfluxa]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia placenta]]'' Herdman, 1880
* ''[[Ascidia placenta]]'' <small>Herdman, 1880</small>
* ''[[Ascidia polytrema]]'' Herdman, 1906
* ''[[Ascidia polytrema]]'' <small>Herdman, 1906</small>
* ''[[Ascidia prolata]]'' Kott, 1985
* ''[[Ascidia prolata]]'' <small>Kott, 1985</small>
* ''[[Ascidia prona]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1994
* ''[[Ascidia prona]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1994</small>
* ''[[Ascidia prunum]]'' Müller, 1776
* ''[[Ascidia prunum]]'' <small>Müller, 1776</small>
* ''[[Ascidia pygmaea]]'' Michaelsen, 1918
* ''[[Ascidia pygmaea]]'' <small>Michaelsen, 1918</small>
* ''[[Ascidia retinens]]'' Monniot, 1984
* ''[[Ascidia retinens]]'' <small>Monniot, 1984</small>
* ''[[Ascidia retrosipho]]'' Millar, 1988
* ''[[Ascidia retrosipho]]'' <small>Millar, 1988</small>
* ''[[Ascidia saccula]]'' Kott, 2006
* ''[[Ascidia saccula]]'' <small>Kott, 2006</small>
* ''[[Ascidia sagamiana]]'' Tokioka, 1953
* ''[[Ascidia sagamiana]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1953</small>
* ''[[Ascidia salvatoris]]'' (Traustedt, 1885)
* ''[[Ascidia salvatoris]]'' <small>(Traustedt, 1885)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia samea]]'' Oka, 1935
* ''[[Ascidia samea]]'' <small>Oka, 1935</small>
* ''[[Ascidia santosi]]'' Millar, 1958
* ''[[Ascidia santosi]]'' <small>Millar, 1958</small>
* ''[[Ascidia savignyi]]'' Hartmeyer, 1915
* ''[[Ascidia savignyi]]'' <small>Hartmeyer, 1915</small>
* ''[[Ascidia scaevola]]'' (Sluiter, 1904)
* ''[[Ascidia scaevola]]'' <small>(Sluiter, 1904)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia scalariforme]]'' Bonnet & Rocha, 2011
* ''[[Ascidia scalariforme]]'' <small>Bonnet & Rocha, 2011</small>
* ''[[Ascidia spinosa]]'' Sluiter, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia spinosa]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia stenodes]]'' Millar, 1962
* ''[[Ascidia stenodes]]'' <small>Millar, 1962</small>
* ''[[Ascidia stewartensis]]'' Millar, 1982
* ''[[Ascidia stewartensis]]'' <small>Millar, 1982</small>
* ''[[Ascidia subterranea]]'' <small>Kneer ''et al.'', 2013</small><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Dominik Kneer |author2=Françoise Monniot |author3=Thomas Stach |author4=Marjolijn J |author5=. A. Christianen |year=2013 |title=''Ascidia subterranea'' sp. nov. (Phlebobranchia: Ascidiidae), a new tunicate belonging to the ''A. sydneiensis'' Stimpson, 1855 group, found as burrow associate of ''Axiopsis serratifrons'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 (Decapoda: Axiidae) on Derawan Island, Indonesia |journal=[[Zootaxa]] |volume=3616 |issue=5 |pages=485–494 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3616.5.5|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03616p494.pdf }}</ref>
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* ''[[Ascidia sulca]]'' Monniot, 1991
* ''[[Ascidia sulca]]'' <small>Monniot, 1991</small>
* ''[[Ascidia sydneiensis]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1855</small>
* ''[[Ascidia sydneiensis]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1855</small>
* ''[[Ascidia tapuni]]'' Monniot & Monniot, 1987
* ''[[Ascidia tapuni]]'' <small>Monniot & Monniot, 1987</small>
* ''[[Ascidia tenera]]'' Herdman, 1880
* ''[[Ascidia tenera]]'' <small>Herdman, 1880</small>
* ''[[Ascidia tenue]]'' Monniot, 1983
* ''[[Ascidia tenue]]'' <small>Monniot, 1983</small>
* ''[[Ascidia thompsoni]]'' Kott, 1952
* ''[[Ascidia thompsoni]]'' <small>Kott, 1952</small>
* ''[[Ascidia translucida]]'' Sluiter, 1890
* ''[[Ascidia translucida]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1890</small>
* ''[[Ascidia tricuspis]]'' Sluiter, 1904
* ''[[Ascidia tricuspis]]'' <small>Sluiter, 1904</small>
* ''[[Ascidia tritonis]]'' Herdman, 1883
* ''[[Ascidia tritonis]]'' <small>Herdman, 1883</small>
* ''[[Ascidia trunca]]'' Brunetti, 2007
* ''[[Ascidia trunca]]'' <small>Brunetti, 2007</small>
* ''[[Ascidia unalaskensis]]'' (Ritter, 1913)
* ''[[Ascidia unalaskensis]]'' <small>(Ritter, 1913)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia urnalia]]'' Monniot, 1994
* ''[[Ascidia urnalia]]'' <small>Monniot, 1994</small>
* ''[[Ascidia vermiformis]]'' (Ritter, 1913)
* ''[[Ascidia vermiformis]]'' <small>(Ritter, 1913)</small>
* ''[[Ascidia virginea]]'' Müller, 1776
* ''[[Ascidia virginea]]'' <small>Müller, 1776</small>
* ''[[Ascidia willeyi]]'' Oka, 1915
* ''[[Ascidia willeyi]]'' <small>Oka, 1915</small>
* ''[[Ascidia xamaycana]]'' Millar & Goodbody, 1974
* ''[[Ascidia xamaycana]]'' <small>Millar & Goodbody, 1974</small>
* ''[[Ascidia zara]]'' Oka, 1935
* ''[[Ascidia zara]]'' <small>Oka, 1935</small>
* ''[[Ascidia zyogasima]]'' Tokioka, 1962
* ''[[Ascidia zyogasima]]'' <small>Tokioka, 1962</small>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 26 October 2024

Ascidia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Phlebobranchia
Family: Ascidiidae
Genus: Ascidia
Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascidea Linnaeus, 1767 (spelling variation)
  • Ascidie Linnaeus, 1767 (spelling variation)
  • Ascidiopsis Verrill, 1872
  • Bathyascidia Hartmeyer, 1901
  • Phallusioides Huntsman, 1912
  • Tunica

Ascidia is a genus of tunicates in the family Ascidiidae.[1][2]

Selected species

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Diagrammatic section of an Ascidia, representing the three sacs and the branchial sac as the pharynx or throat: (a) branchial orifice; (b) atrial orifice; (c) tunic or test (d) mantle; (e) branchial sac; (f) gullet; (g) stomach; (h) anal orifice; (i) dorsal lamina; the dotted line indicates the endostyle.

References

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  1. ^ a b Karen Sanamyan & Claude Monniot (2013). Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X (eds.). "Ascidia Linnaeus, 1767". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f N. Y. K. Bonnet & R. M. Rocha (2011). "The family Ascidiidae Herdman (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) in Bocas del Toro Panama. Description of six new species". Zootaxa. 2864: 1–33. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2864.1.1.
  3. ^ Dominik Kneer; Françoise Monniot; Thomas Stach; Marjolijn J; . A. Christianen (2013). "Ascidia subterranea sp. nov. (Phlebobranchia: Ascidiidae), a new tunicate belonging to the A. sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855 group, found as burrow associate of Axiopsis serratifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 (Decapoda: Axiidae) on Derawan Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3616 (5): 485–494. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.5.5.
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