Tunicates

Ecteinascidia imperfecta

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–6 m

A colonial sea squirt that lives fixed to the bottom in very shallow water, between one and six metres down. Like all tunicates it feeds by pumping seawater through its body and filtering out tiny floating particles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Phlebobranchia › Perophoridae › Ecteinascidia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 250175.