Mottled Encrusting Tunicate
Distaplia bermudensis
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–20 m
- Max size: 0.2 cm
A colonial sea squirt that forms mottled encrusting patches on pilings, reef flats and cays, it even settles on the shell of a living crab. Its many zooids share a common jelly and filter plankton side by side.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Holozoidae › Distaplia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 103604.
FAQ
- How deep does the Mottled Encrusting Tunicate live?
- The Mottled Encrusting Tunicate (Distaplia bermudensis) is typically found at 0–20 m.
- How big does the Mottled Encrusting Tunicate get?
- The Mottled Encrusting Tunicate grows to about 0.2 cm.