Sea squirts
Solitary Ascidian
Herdmania grandis
Also known as: Red-mouthed Ascidian, Red-throated Ascidian, Sea Squirt, Tunicate
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Red-mouthed Ascidian
- Red-throated Ascidian
- Sea Squirt
- Tunicate
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Overview
Found singly, buried by its foot, in sponge gardens, seagrass meadows, drop-offs, and walls, over coral and rocky reefs.
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.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
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LIVES IN
Found singly, buried by its foot, in sponge gardens, seagrass meadows, drop-offs, and walls, over coral and rocky reefs.
RANGE
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Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAscidiacea
- orderStolidobranchia
- familyPyuridae
- genusHerdmania
- speciesHerdmania grandis (Heller, 1878)
SourcesWoRMS
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