The present article is a systematic study of Genus Ascidia. The materials based upon were collected by the Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica, durning the years 1950-1987. A total of 8 species are described, of which five species are recorded from China seas for the first time (With asterisk) and one species is new to science. The type specimen of new species is deposited in the Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica (Qingdao).