Lollipop Ascidian

Sycozoa sigillinoides

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–1000 m

A colonial sea squirt whose stalked heads can break free and drift among the plankton, it otherwise grows on soft seabeds, sand and rock down to about 1,000 metres. It often tucks under stones on steep walls, filtering food from the passing water.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Holozoidae › Sycozoa

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 173399.