Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Chordate Groups   Ascidiidae

<==o Ascidiidae (meritupet)
   |--o Ascidia ()?
   |  |-- A. callosa Stimpson, 1852
   |  |-- A. celtica Monniot, C., 1969
   |  |-- A. conchilega Müller, 1776
   |  |-- A. correi Monniot C., 1970
   |  |-- A. dijmphniana Templeton, 1834
   |  |-- A. iberica Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1988
   |  |-- A. interrupta Heller, 1878
   |  |-- A. involuta Heller, 1875
   |  |-- A. malaca (Traustedt, 1883)
   |  |-- A. mediterranea Pérès, 1959
   |  |-- A. mentula Müller, 1776
   |  |-- A. molguloides Monniot, C., 1975
   |  |-- A. muricata Heller, 1874
   |  |-- A. obliqua Alder, 1863
   |  |-- A. prunum Müller, 1776
   |  |-- A. salvatoris (Traustedt, 1885)
   |  |-- A. tritonis Herdman, 1883
   |  `-- A. virginea Müller, 1776
   |--o Ascidiella ()?
   |  |-- A. aspersa (Müller, 1776)
   |  `-- A. scabra (Müller, 1776)
   |--o Phallusia ()?
   |  |-- P. arabica Savigny, 1816
   |  |-- P. colleta Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1970
   |  |-- P. fumigata Grube, 1864
   |  |-- P. ingeria Traustedt, 1883
   |  |-- P. mammillata (Cuvier, 1815)
   |  `-- P. nigra Savigny, 1816
   `-- Psammascidia teissieri Monniot F., 1962

Reference(s):

Bouchet, P., 1999: Tunicata: Brief checklist.
–iNet: European Register of Marine Species: http://erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/list/brief/tunicata.shtml

Special thanks to:

Jos H. M. Dols, for gathering information and species of these animals.

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