Red Sea Squirt - Halocynthia papillosa
Halocyntia papillosa, also known as the red sea squirt is a sea peach or sea squirt, a species of tunicate. Pyuridae family. Ascidia Viola Halocynthia papillosa Pyuridae intotheblue.it Red sea squirt Halocynthia papillosa Ascidia rossa www.intotheblue.it
Description
Distribution and habitat
This species occurs at depths of 2 to 100 metres It attaches itself to rocks and overhangs, or among Posidonia. It can be found in the Northeast Atlantic, Western Pacific, along the Portuguese coast, and the Mediterranean.
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The ascidians represent the most part of the vast (although little known and therefore appreciated) world of tunicates. Most of the ascidians are mostly confused with sponges, mostly from the observer. We will be able to easily distinguish the ascidians from the sponges since the latter, at the slightest contact, tend to close the siphons or otherwise to shrink. Many species of ascidians make a fine show of themselves thanks to the colors most often gaudy. Ascidians can be single or colonial. The violet devil ascidian is colonial ascidian with mainly cluster development.
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