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Family: Perophoridae (See list of species below)

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46 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ecteinascidia aequale
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Ecteinascidia bandaensis
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Ecteinascidia bombayensis
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Ecteinascidia conklini
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Ecteinascidia diaphanis
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Ecteinascidia diligens
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Ecteinascidia faaopa
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Ecteinascidia flora
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Ecteinascidia garstangi
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Ecteinascidia hedwigiae
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Ecteinascidia herdmani
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Ecteinascidia imperfecta
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Ecteinascidia jacarens
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Ecteinascidia longiducta
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Ecteinascidia maxima
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Ecteinascidia minuta
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Ecteinascidia moorei
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Ecteinascidia nexa
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Ecteinascidia remanea
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Ecteinascidia rubricollis
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Ecteinascidia sluiteri
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Ecteinascidia styeloides
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Ecteinascidia thurstoni
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Ecteinascidia tokaraensis
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Ecteinascidia turbinata
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Ecteinascidia venui
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Ecteinascidia vitta
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Perophora africana
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Perophora annectens
[Yellow social tunicate]
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Perophora bermudensis
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Perophora carpentaria
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Perophora clavata
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Perophora hutchisoni
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Perophora jacerens
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Perophora japonica
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Perophora listeri
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Perophora longicaulis
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Perophora modificata
[Knott's sea squirt colony]
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Perophora multiclathrata
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Perophora multistigmata
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Perophora namei
[Blue bell sea squirt]
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Perophora regina
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Perophora sabulosa
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Perophora sagamiensis
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Perophora virgulata
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Perophora viridis
[Creeping ascidian]
46 Species of Family Perophoridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ecteinascidia aequale Western Central Pacific
Ecteinascidia bandaensis Indo-West Pacific.
Ecteinascidia bombayensis Indian Ocean
Ecteinascidia conklini Western Central Atlantic.
Ecteinascidia diaphanis Western Pacific.
Ecteinascidia diligens Eastern Central Pacific
Ecteinascidia faaopa Southwest Pacific
Ecteinascidia flora Eastern Indian Ocean
Ecteinascidia garstangi Indo-West Pacific
Ecteinascidia hedwigiae Western Indian Ocean
Ecteinascidia herdmani Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ecteinascidia imperfecta Pacific Ocean.
Ecteinascidia jacarens Northwest Pacific
Ecteinascidia longiducta Western Indian Ocean and
Ecteinascidia maxima Southwest Pacific
Ecteinascidia minuta Western Central Atlantic. 0.05 TL
Ecteinascidia moorei Western Indian Ocean and
Ecteinascidia nexa Indo-West Pacific.
Ecteinascidia remanea Western Central Pacific
Ecteinascidia rubricollis Indo-Pacific.
Ecteinascidia sluiteri Indo-West Pacific
Ecteinascidia styeloides Cosmopolitan. 1 TL
Ecteinascidia thurstoni Indo-West Pacific, Southe
Ecteinascidia tokaraensis Northwest Pacific
Ecteinascidia turbinata Cosmopolitan.
Ecteinascidia venui Eastern Indian Ocean
Ecteinascidia vitta Western Central Pacific
Perophora africana Western Central Pacific
Perophora annectens Yellow social tunicate Eastern Pacific
Perophora bermudensis Western Pacific and Atlan
Perophora carpentaria Western Central Atlantic
Perophora clavata Eastern Indian Ocean
Perophora hutchisoni Indo-West Pacific
Perophora jacerens Indo-West Pacific.
Perophora japonica Northwest Pacific
Perophora listeri Atlantic and the Mediterr
Perophora longicaulis Eastern Indian Ocean
Perophora modificata Knott's sea squirt colony Indo-West Pacific.
Perophora multiclathrata Cosmopolitan.
Perophora multistigmata Western Central Pacific
Perophora namei Blue bell sea squirt Western Central Pacific.
Perophora regina Western Atlantic 0.35 TL
Perophora sabulosa Western Central Pacific
Perophora sagamiensis Northwest Pacific
Perophora virgulata Western Indian Ocean
Perophora viridis Creeping ascidian Cosmopolitan.



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