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| Plurellidae (order Phlebobranchia)
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Plurella sp.
social ascidian
Halmahera, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Tidore
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Plurella sp.
social ascidian
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Areng kambing 1
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Plurella sp.
social ascidian
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Retak Larry
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| Pyuridae (order Stolidobranchia)
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Halocynthia dumosa
Spiny sea squirt
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Halocynthia dumosa
Spiny sea squirt
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Noarlunga reef (night dive)
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Herdmania grandis
Red-mouthed ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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Herdmania grandis
covered with undetermined ascidian
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, the honeycomb
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Herdmania grandis
Red-mouthed ascidian
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Critter hunt
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Herdmania momus
Red-throated ascidian
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
house reef Mimpi Indah
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Herdmania momus
Red-throated ascidian
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Nudi falls
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probably Herdmania momus
juvenile Red throated ascidian
Halmahera, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Gemaf muck
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probably Herdmania momus
Red throated ascidian ?
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: house reef Kri eco (night dive)
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maybe Herdmania momus
Red throated ascidian ?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2006
Dive site: Makawide
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Herdmania momus
Red throated ascidian
Romblon, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Bonbon block
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maybe Herdmania momus
Red throated ascidian
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Chale
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Pyura gibbosa
sea tulip
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Flinders pier
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Pyura gibbosa
sea tulip
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Pyura gibbosa
sea tulip
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Pyura spinifera
sea tulip
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Pyura spinifera
sea tulip
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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Pyura spinifera
sea tulip
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Pyura spinifera
sea tulip
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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Pyura stolonifera
Red bait
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier (night dive)
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maybe Pyura sp.
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
house reef Mimpi Indah (night dive)
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Pyura sp.
?
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Little Manley
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Pyura sp.
?
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Little Manley
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| Styelidae (order Stolidobranchia)
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Port Hughes jetty
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Camp cove
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Botrylloides leachii (?)
Ladder ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Botrylloides magnicoecum
Magnificent ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Botrylloides magnicoecum
Magnificent ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Botrylloides magnicoecum
Magnificent ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Botrylloides perspicuus
?
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Secret garden
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Mural
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Bangug 3
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Beka
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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Botrylloides sp.
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Tanjung kubur
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Botrylloides sp.
? Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Firefly
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Botryllus leptus
?
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Bonbon talisay
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Botryllus leptus
?
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Celebes
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Lembeh, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Nudi falls (night dive)
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Lembeh, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Nudi falls (night dive)
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Lembeh, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Nudi falls (night dive)
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Kerbis
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Bethlehem
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Secret garden
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Padang bay, Turtle neck
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Bonbon block
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Logbon, Sanctuary
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probably Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Beka
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Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Sahaung
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Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Air bajo 1
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Botryllus sp.
colonial ascidian tunicate
Romblon, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Bangug one
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Cnemidocarpa pedata
Basal ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Fairy bower
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Cnemidocarpa pedata
Basal ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Fairy bower
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mayby Cnemidocarpa pedata
Basal ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Bali, Indonesia 2009
Tulamben, USAT Liberty (night dive)
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2010
Dive site: Nudi falls (night dive)
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Bali, Indonesia 2011
Dive site: Tulamben, Coral garden
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Tulamben, Liberty
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Menjangan, Blue corner
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Lihunu
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Eusynstyela latericius
?
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Titoi 1
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Eusynstyela misakiensis
Apricot synascidia
Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012
Dive site: house reef Oasis (night dive)
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Eusynstyela misakiensis
Apricot synascidia
Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012
Dive site: house reef Oasis (night dive)
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Eusynstyela misakiensis
Apricot synascidia
Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012
Dive site: house reef Oasis (night dive)
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Eusynstyela sp.
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Busa bora 2
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Eusynstyela sp.
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Efrata
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Eusynstyela sp.
?
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu tiga
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Eusynstyela sp.
?
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Little beach
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Eusynstyela sp.
?
Shimoni, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Inner Kisite
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Polycarpa aurata
Golden sea squirt
Manado, Indonesia 2002
Dive site: Celah celah
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Polycarpa aurata
Golden sea squirt
Halmahera, Indonesia 2010
Dive site: Gemaf
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Polycarpa aurata
Golden sea squirt
Anilao, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Kirby’s rock
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Polycarpa clavata
Club ascidian
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks (night dive)
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maybe Polycarpa mytiligera
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Chale
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Polycarpa pigmentata
White-mouthed sea squirt
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: The passage
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Polycarpa pigmentata
Blue mouthed ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Fairy bower
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Polycarpa pigmentata
Blue mouthed ascidian
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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Polycarpa viridis
Mauve mouth ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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Styela plicata
Pleated sea squirt
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Fairlight
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Stolonica australis
Little orange ascidian
Australia, Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Coogee marina, north wall (night dive)
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Stolonica australis
Little orange ascidian
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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Stolonica sp.
?
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks
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maybe Stolonica sp.
undetermined ascidians
Bali, Indonesia 2024
Dive site: Dive site: Padang bai, Jepun jetty
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Symplegma brakenhielmi
?
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Fairlight
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Symplegma brakenhielmi
?
Bali, Indonesia 2024
Dive site: Dive site: Padang bai, Jepun jetty
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Symplegma brakenhielmi
?
Bali, Indonesia 2024
Dive site: Dive site: Padang bai, Jepun jetty
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Symplegma brakenhielmi
?
Bali, Indonesia 2024
Dive site: Dive site: Padang bai, Jepun jetty
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Symplegma rubra
?
Kapalai, Malaysia 2003
Dive site: Mantis ground
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Symplegma rubra
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Dzinani
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Symplegma rubra
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Dzinani
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Symplegma viride
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Dzinani
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Symplegma viride
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Kinondo
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Symplegma sp.
undetermined ascidians
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Busa bora 3
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family Syelidae
?
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Kwinana grain terminal
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family Styelidae
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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family Styelidae 1
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Magic rock
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family Styelidae 2
?
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Magic rock
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family Styelidae
?
Anilao, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Kirby’s rock
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family Styelidae
?
Romblon, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Bangug one
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family Styelidae
?
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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family Styelidae
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Galu 2 (night dive)
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family Styelidae
?
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Chale
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| undetermined ascidians
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?
undetermined tunicates
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Blue magic
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?
undetermined tunicates
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Mios kon
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?
undetermined tunicates
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Blue magic
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?
undetermined tunicates
Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Mike's point
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?
undetermined tunicates
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Mural
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?
undetermined tunicates
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Kerbis
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?
undetermined tunicates
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Puri jati
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?
undetermined tunicates
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Suwa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Beka
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?
undetermined tunicates
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Areng kambing 1
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?
undetermined tunicates
Philippines, Anda 2018
Dive site: Lamanok Island
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Kwinana grain terminal
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Kwinana grain terminal
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Bulk terminal / Bulk jetty
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, the honeycomb
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, the honeycomb
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?
undetermined tunicates
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Cottesloe south beach
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?
undetermined ascidian
Bali, Indonesia 2024
Dive site: Sidem (night dive)
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?
undetermined tunicates
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: Suwa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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?
undetermined tunicates
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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?
undetermined tunicates
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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?
undetermined tunicates
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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?
undetermined tunicates
Romblon, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Bonbon block
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa (night dive)
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates 1
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates 2
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Wasini Channel, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Pilli pipa
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?
undetermined tunicates
Diani, Kenya 2025
Dive site: Mwanyaza
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Pelagic tunicates (Salps)
Pyrosoma atlanticum 1
?
Manado bay, Indonesia, 2022
Dive site: City extra
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Pyrosoma atlanticum 2
?
Manado bay, Indonesia, 2022
Dive site: City extra
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maybe Salpa maxima
pelagic tunicate
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Secret bay
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Salpa sp.
circular formation pelagic tunicates
Caribbean, Bonaire 2013
Dive site: Aquarius
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Thetys vagina 1
Twin-sailed salp
Anilao, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Secret bay
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Thetys vagina 2
Twin-sailed salp
Anilao, the Philippines 2023
Dive site: Secret bay
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