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Family Ascidiidae

Ascidiella aspersa

(Muller. 1776)

European Sea Squirt

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northern Atlantic Ocean: British Isles and Mediterranean Sea.

Natural Environment: Inhabits hard deep substrates subject to good water movement via tidal changes.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade.

Cold water species.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Ascidiacea

    Order: Phlebobranchia

    Family: Ascidiidae

    Genus: Ascidiella

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Ascidiella aspersa (European Sea Squirt)
Photo © Daniel Geiger
Ascidia sp. 4 Phallusia julinea
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