Species under Halocynthia
n= 15
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Halocynthia aurantium
(Pallas, 1787)
Pacific sea peach Arctic and Northern Pacific 15
Halocynthia cactus
Oka, 1932
Western Pacific
Halocynthia dumosa
(Stimpson, 1855)
Spiny sea squirt Indo-Pacific 0.8
Halocynthia hilgendorfi
(Traustedt, 1885)
Northwest Pacific
Halocynthia igaboja
Oka, 1906
Bristly tunicate Pacific Ocean 0.1
Halocynthia johnsoni
Ritter, 1909
Eastern Central Pacific
Halocynthia microspinosa
(Van Name, 1921)
Western Central Atlantic 5
Halocynthia momus
Savigny,
Western Indian Ocean
Halocynthia okai
Ritter, 1907
Northwest Pacific
Halocynthia owstoni
Oka, 1906
Northwest Pacific
Halocynthia papillosa
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Atlantic, Western Pacific, and the Mediterranean
Halocynthia pyriformis
(Rathke, 1806)
Sea peach Northern Atlantic, Northwest Pacific and the Arctic 13
Halocynthia ritteri
Oka, 1906
Northwest Pacific
Halocynthia roretzi
(Drasche)
Korean common sea squirt Northwest Pacific
Halocynthia spinosa
Sluiter, 1905
Southeast Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific
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