Synoicum pulmonaria

(Synoicum pulmonaria)

Description

Synoicum pulmonaria, the tennis ball ascidian or sea-fig, is a species of colonial sea squirt, a tunicate in the family Polyclinidae. It occurs in shallow water in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the English Channel, and also, to a lesser extent, in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Ascidiacea
Order:Aplousobranchia
Family:Polyclinidae
Genus:Synoicum
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