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Sea squirts

62 species

Baked Bean Ascidian

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
8,072
Scientific name
Dendrodoa grossularia

Light Bulb Tunicate

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,424
Scientific name
Clavelina lepadiformis

Dirty Sea-squirt

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
5,013
Scientific name
Ascidiella aspersa

Colonial Seasquirt

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,785
Scientific name
Morchellium argus

Gas Mantle Ascidian

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,998
Scientific name
Corella parallelogramma

Hairy sea-squirt

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,872
Scientific name
Ascidiella scabra

Orange Sea Grapes

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,707
Scientific name
Stolonica socialis

Ascidian

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,550
Scientific name
Styela clava

Botrylloid

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,358
Scientific name
Botrylloides leachii

Compound sea squirt

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
958
Scientific name
Diplosoma listerianum

Football Ascidian

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
827
Scientific name
Diazona violacea

Dwarf Ascidian

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
753
Scientific name
Perophora listeri

Pyura microcosmus

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
704
Also known as
a sea squirt

Sea Strawberry

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
518
Scientific name
Aplidium elegans

Pin head sea squirt

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
257
Scientific name
Pycnoclavella stolonialis