Guernsey ascidians

Solitary, colonial and compound ascidians, which are also known as sea squirts or tunicates, in the class ascidiacea

The ascidian Perophora japonica collected from a Clive Brown crab pot off Guernsey's south coast on the 8th October 2003

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The ascidian Perophora japonica collected from a Clive Brown crab pot off Guernsey's south coast on the 8th October 2003

Perophora japonica is an invasive ascidian, which was first recorded in Guernsey waters from a Clive Brown crab pot off the south coast of Guernsey on the 8th October 2003.

This colonial ascidian has since been found in the Victoria marina in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

Photographed on the 8th October 2003.

File No. 14-709
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Guernsey ascidians