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Violet Tunicate

Botrylloides violaceus

Photo by Machi
Published on Project Noah
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43.6491, -70.2467

Field Notes

Description:

This spotting is for the orange tunicates, spottings for the others to follow. Many skeleton shrimp and other small crustaceans were living among the tunicates and seaweed

Habitat:

On large seaweed growing on floating docks at a marina.

Species ID Suggestions

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AlbertKang
You may want to try this page to get an ID : https://www.facebook.com/groups/idpls/?fref=ts

Spotted for Missions

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Coastal Wildlife of Northeastern U.S.
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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BioBlitz, Maine
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 28, 2015

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