Description
Also known as Colonial Ascidian, Namei Sea Squirt, Sea Squirt, Sea Tunicate, Tunicate.
Found on drop-offs, often at the base of slopes, over coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on detritus and plankton.
Height - 10cm
Depth - 10-26m
Widespread Western Pacific
Ascidian, also known as tunicates because their bodies are covered by a "tunic" a tough cellulose-like covering.
The other common name is sea squirt because when threatened they sometimes eject a jet of water. Ref: https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Perophora-namei.html
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