Ciona Fleming, 1822
(a genus of sea squirts)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCiona (a genus of sea squirts)
FamilyCIONIDAE (a family of sea squirts)
OrderPHLEBOBRANCHIA (a suborder of sea squirts)
ClassASCIDIACEA (ascidians, sea-squirts)
SubphylumTUNICATA (ascidians, sea-squirts, tunicates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Ciona (a genus of sea squirts) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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