ASCIDIANS

Adair's new Encyclopedia · 1923 · p. 5

order of Tunicates (sea squirts), applied specially to those belonging to the genus Ascidia and related genera. lonely island of volcanic origin, south Atlantic; discovered by Portuguese on Ascension Day, 1501; Brit. since 1815; area, 34 sq. miles; fortified; has san at or fum on Green Mountain; abounds in turtles. Pop. c. 400.: