Gray Encrusting Compound Tunicate
Diplosoma listerianum
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–80 m
- Max size: 0.1 cm
A colonial sea squirt that forms thin grey sheets over rocks, dead coral and even mangrove roots from the low water mark to about eighty metres. Each tiny zooid filters plankton from the water, and together they spread as a single encrusting mat.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Didemnidae › Diplosoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 103579.
FAQ
- How deep does the Gray Encrusting Compound Tunicate live?
- The Gray Encrusting Compound Tunicate (Diplosoma listerianum) is typically found at 0–80 m.
- How big does the Gray Encrusting Compound Tunicate get?
- The Gray Encrusting Compound Tunicate grows to about 0.1 cm.