Tunicate

Cystodytes punctatus

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–6 m

This colonial sea squirt spreads as a thin crust over hard surfaces in shallow water, down to around 6 metres. Each colony is built from many minute individuals that pump seawater through their bodies to strain out plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Polycitoridae › Cystodytes

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 250439.