ascidians photo index
Phylum Chordata | Subphylum Tunicata/Urochordata | Class Ascidiacea
Ascidians on Singapore shores
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pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tus
tm
ecp
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
   
                                                     
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
 
tm
ecp
 
snt
     
sji
sis
cyr
jng
   
smk
        Beige sheet ascidians
Didemnum psammatodes
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
       
ecp
 
snt
         
cyr
 
hnt
            Blob ascidians
awaiting identification
                                       
tpg
smk
tsm
 
lfa
  Brain ascidians
awaiting identification
     
ubn
cj
skd
               
laz
 
sis
         
tsm
      Bubble ascidians
awaiting identification
   
chg
 
cj
 
bb
 
tm
   
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
 
lfa
  Green gum drops ascidians
Family Didemnidae
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
     
ecp
 
snt
       
sis
       
smk
tsm
      Jelly sea squirt
Ascidia gemmata
pgl
     
cj
skd
bb
tus
tm
 
lab
snt
         
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      Orange lobed ascidians
Family Styelidae
   
chg
ubn
cj
     
tm
   
snt
   
laz
   
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      Orange-spotted ascidians
awaiting identification
       
cj
skd
         
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
 
tpg
smk
tsm
 
lfa
  Pink ascidians
Eudistoma sp.
   
chg
ubn
cj
skd
     
ecp
           
sis
     
tpg
          Rock slime ascidians
awaiting identification
 
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tus
tm
ecp
lab
snt
   
laz
           
smk
       
Thumbs-up sea squirt
Polycarpa sp.
 
prp
chg
 
cj
skd
                     
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      White ascidians
awaiting identification
   
chg
ubn
cj
skd
 
tus
   
lab
snt
       
sis
cyr
   
tpg
 
tsm
      Yellow clustered bead ascidians
Eudistoma sp.

Location in italics indicates sightings shared by others.

Species are difficult to positively identify without examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.


Northern shores
pgl: punggol & coney island, prp: pasir ris park, chg: changi, ubn: ubin cj: chek jawa and pulau ubin, skd: pulau sekudu, bb: beting bronok,
tus
: tuas,
ecp: east coast park, tm: tanah merah,
Southern shores
lab: labrador, snt: sentosa, cyr: cyrene reef, kus: kusu island, laz: lazarus island, sji: st. john's island, sis: sisters islands,
jng
:
pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau,
tsm
: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area)

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