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By: Vasco Ferreira
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Marine Species: Ciona intestinalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Photographed by: Vasco Ferreira
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Phlebobranchia |
| Family: | Cionidae |
| Genus: | Ciona |
| Species: | Ciona intestinalis |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sea squirt, ascidian |
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| Description: | Cylindrical body (sometimes with orangish vertical sides); apparent longitudinal musculature. Terminal oral siphon, with eight lobes. Subterminal gastrovascular siphon. Branchial bag occupying a big part of the body. Elongated stigmas, with dorsal linguets and papills on the longitudinal trabeculas. |
| Habitat: | Infra, circalittoral and bathyal. It is found frequently on the port environment. |
| Color: | Semitranslucent body (sometimes with orangish vertical sides). Spaced between the red or orangish coloured lobes. |
| Dimensions: | It reaches 17 cm in height. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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