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          | Phylum Chordata 
            | Subphylum Tunicata/Urochordata | Class Ascidiacea |  
        
          
            | Jelly 
            sea squirt Ascidia gemmata*
 Family Ascidiidae
 updated 
            Nov 2019
 Where 
            seen? These 
            translucent jelly-like animal is sometimes seen under stones on our 
            Northern shores .
 
 Features:  2-3cm. A smooth translucent blob stuck under a stone, usually alone. 
            One opening is ringed with a fine circular red line and fine red bars.
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          |  Changi, Jul 10
 |  |  |  *Species 
      are difficult to positively identify without examination of internal parts.
 On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of 
      display.
 
 
        
          
            | Jelly 
      ascidians on Singapore shores |  
 
        
          
            | Other sightings on Singapore shores |  
 
        
          |  Punggol, Nov 20
 Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
 |  Pasir Ris Park, Oct 09
 Photo 
          by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.
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          |  Changi, Aug 20
 
 |  Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
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          |  Chek Jawa, Jun 22
 Photo 
              by Richard Kuah on facebook.
 |  Pulau Sekudu, Jun 14
 Photo 
              by Rene Ong on facebook.
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          |  Beting Bronok, Jul 20
 Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
 |  East Coast Park (B), Jun 21
 Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
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          |  Sentosa Tg Rimau, Apr 21
 Photo 
              by Vincent Choo on facebook.
 
 |  Terumbu Selegie, May 24
 Photo shared by Vincent Choo on facebook.
 |  Big Sisters Island, Feb 24
 Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
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          |  Cyrene, Nov 24
 Photo shared by Che Cheng Neo on facebook.
 
 |  Terumbu Bemban, May 21
 Photo 
          by Vincent Choo on facebook.
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          | Links 
              Ascidia gemmata on The Biodiversity of Singapore website of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. |  |  |