Ascidia (named from the Greek, askos, a wine-skin) is a name given to the Sea-squirts or main section of the Tunicata, a class of animals of low grade, resembling a double-necked bottle, of a leathery or gristly nature, found at low-water mark on the sea-beach, and dredged from deep water attached to stones, shells, and fixed objects. One of the pr... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BAA.HTM