List of tunicates of Ireland

There are 81 species of tunicate (subphylum Tunicata) recorded in Ireland.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Internal anatomy of a generalised tunicate

Class Ascidiacea (sea squirts)

Family Clavelinidae

Clavelina lepadiformis (light-bulb sea squirt) colony

Family Didemnidae

Family Holozoidae

  • Distaplia rosea

Family Polycitoridae

  • Archidistoma aggregatum

Family Pycnoclavellidae

  • Pycnoclavella aurilucens
  • Pycnoclavella producta
  • Pycnoclavella stolonialis

Family Ascidiidae

Family Cionidae

Family Polyclinidae

Morchellium argus (red-flake ascidian)

Family Corellidae

Family Diazonidae

Family Perophoridae

Family Styelidae

Family Molgulidae (sea grapes)

Family Pyuridae

  • Boltenia echinata
  • Microcosmus claudicans
  • Pyura microcosmus
  • Pyura squamulosa
  • Pyura tessellata

Pelagic tunicates (free-swimming)

Class Appendicularia (larvaceans)

Family Oikopleuridae

5 species

Family Fritillariidae

4 species

Class Thaliacea (pelagic tunicates)

Family Doliolidae

3 species

Family Salpidae (salps)

7 species

Family Pyrosomatidae (pyrosomes)

1 species

References

Identification

  • Harant, H. & Vernieres P., 1933. Tuniciers I. Faune de France n° 27 101 p., 94 fig.PDF (4 Mo)
  • Harant, H. & Vernieres P., 1938 Tuniciers II. Faune de France n° 33 60 p., 64 fig. PDF (2 Mo)


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