Tunicate Phylogeny

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Order Aplousobranchia
Family Clavelinidae
Archidostoma molle
Archidistoma psammion
Archidistoma ritteri
Clavelina huntsmani
Cystodytes lobatus
Distaplia occidentalis
Distaplia smithi
Pycnoclavella stanleyi
Family Polyclinidae
Aplidium arenatum
Aplidium californicum
Aplidium glabrum
Aplidium propinquum
Aplidium solidium
Ritterella aequalisiphonis
Ritterella pulchra
Ritterella rubra
Synoicum parfustis
Family Didemnidae
Didemnum albidum
Didemnum carnulentum
Diplosoma macdonladi
Trididemnum opacum
Trididemnum trangulatum
* Indicates species with photos included.
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Order Phlebobranchia
Family Cionidae
Ciona intestinalis*
Ciona savignyi
Family Perophoridae
Perophora annectens
Perophora japonicus
Family Corellidae
Chelyosoma comubianum
Cheylosoma siboja
Chelyosoma productum*
Corella inflata*
Corella japonica
Corella willmeriana
Family Ascidiidae
Ascidia callosa
Ascidia ceratodes
Ascidia paratropa*
Ascidia prunum
Ascidia zara
Ascidia sydneiensis
 Order Stolidobranchia
Family Botryllidae
Botryllus schlosseri*
Family Styelidae
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis*
Dendrodoa abbotti
Dendrodoa grossularia
Metandrocarpa dura
Metandrocarpa taylori
Styela clava*
Styela plicata*
Styela coriacea
Styela gibbsii*
Styela montereyensis
Styela truncata
Pelonaia corrugata
Polycarpa pomaria
Polyandrocarpa misakiensis
Family Pyuridae
Boltenia echinata
Boltenia villosa*
Halocynthia aurantium
Halocynthia igaboja
Halocynthia roretzi*
Pyura haustor
Pyura mirabilis
Family Molgulidae
Bostrichobranchus digonas
Eugrya arenosa
Molgula arenata
Molgula cooperi
Molgula oregonia
Molgula pacifica*
Molgula pugentiensis
Molgula oculata
Molgula occulta
Molgula bleizi
Molgula echinosiphonica
Molgula citrina*
Molgula socialis
Molgula provisionalis*
Molgula arenata
Molgula manhattensis*
Molgula complanata
Molgula tectiformis
Molgula occidentalis