Other animals › Cionidae
Sea Vase
Ciona intestinalis
1,950 observations in the source records
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 1,950 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Ciona robusta
Pacific transparent sea squirtCiona savignyi
European ascidianAscidiella aspersa
Lightbulb Sea SquirtClavelina lepadiformis
Stalked Sea SquirtStyela clava
Ascidia paratropa
Ascidia mentula
Stalked tunicateBoltenia ovifera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,226 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,507 |
| Canada | 1,642 |
| Nova Scotia | 605 |
| New Brunswick | 491 |
| Quebec | 454 |
| Maine | 306 |
| California | 283 |
| Massachusetts | 76 |
| United Kingdom | 57 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Sea Squirts · Ascidiacea |
| Order | Phlebobranchia |
| Family | Cionidae |
| Genus | Ciona |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sea Vase with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.