Sea Potato

Paramolgula gregaria

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–500 m

The sea potato is a rounded solitary sea squirt that grips hard footings like brachiopod shells, horny corals and gorgonians. It ranges remarkably wide in depth, from the shoreline down to around 500 metres, filtering food from the water all the while.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Stolidobranchia › Molgulidae › Paramolgula

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 250972.