How deep does the Mushroom Sea Squirt live?

The Mushroom Sea Squirt (Sycozoa gaimardi) is typically found at 0–500 m.

Mushroom Sea Squirt

Sycozoa gaimardi

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–500 m

This colonial sea squirt grows on soft bottoms or rides on other ascidians and brown algae as an epibiont, ranging from the shore to roughly 500 metres. Its mushroom shaped heads gather many tiny filter feeding individuals into a single soft mass.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 251426.

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How deep does the Mushroom Sea Squirt live?: The Mushroom Sea Squirt (Sycozoa gaimardi) is typically found at 0–500 m.