How deep does the White Crust Tunicate live?

The White Crust Tunicate (Didemnum perlucidum) is typically found at 0–20 m.

White Crust Tunicate

Didemnum perlucidum

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–20 m

A pale crust tunicate that spreads in thin sheets over mangrove roots and the undersides of stones on coral ridges, it lives in shallow water down to about 20 metres. It is a colony of many tiny animals, each drawing in water and straining out plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Didemnidae › Didemnum

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 212506.

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How deep does the White Crust Tunicate live?: The White Crust Tunicate (Didemnum perlucidum) is typically found at 0–20 m.