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Stalked Sea Squirt
Nephtheis fascicularis
7.01232, 125.711
Field Notes
Description:
Also called Stalked Ascidian, Grape Tunicates, Stalked Green Ascidian, Stalked Purple Ascidian and Blue Lollypop Tunicate. Their color varies from green to blue to purple. They feed on plankton and detritus.
Each stalk contains a oval-shaped colony of tunicates, which contain zooids.
Habitat:
Found in shallow waters of lagoons and coastal reefs, at depths of 7 to 13m. Distribution: Central Western Indo-Pacific.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 1, 2012
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