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Botryllus schlosseri
The ascidian of size small usually associated in colonies that can reach large area. In the colonies may have degrees and divide the work: breathing, digestion ... They are basically sessile filter feeders; the water enters with food for oral siphon, it passes through a perforated pharynx where the food is retained and then goes to a cavity what communicating with the exterior by the atrial siphon. They live in shallow water. The star ascidian forms flat colonies embedded in some object such as plants, rocks, animals, artificial structures, etc.. They are formed by 3-12 individuals of 2 mm high, arranged such daisies or star-like around a common exhalent siphon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Las ascidias de pequeño tamaño suelen asociarse en colonias que pueden alcanzar gran superficie. En las colonias puede haber grados y se reparten los trabajos: respiración, digestión... Básicamente son organismos sésiles filtradores; el agua entra con alimento por el sifón bucal, se introduce en una faringe perforada en la que queda retenido el alimento y después pasa a una cavidad que comunica con el exterior por el sifón atrial. Viven en aguas poco profundas. La ascidia estrella forma colonias planas que se incrustan en algún objeto como: plantas, rocas, animales, estructuras artificales, etc. Están formadas por 3-12 individuos de 2 mm de alto, dispuestos de tal forma que parecen estrellas o margaritas alrededor de un sifón exhalante común.
Shallow waters of the lagoon Mar Menor (Murcia).------------------------------------------------- Aguas someras de la Laguna del Mar Menor (Murcia). -----------------------------------------------They often grow on the leaves of Cymodocea nodosa, as in this case, a marine plant -not algae. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalmente crecen en las hojas de Cymodocea nodosa, como en este caso, una planta marina (no algas).
36 Comments (1–25)
Thanks, María.
What a cool spotting! Congratulations on your SOTD!
Thanks to all ;)
Beautiful and so unusual.
Congratulations !
Congratulations !! On SOTD Great Find :)
Congrats Eulalia!
Congratulations
Nice spotting! Congrats on the SOTD!
Gilma Jeannette: I have added a short description of the ascidian. I wish this could help you a little. I hope that you find some in your next dive.
Thanks, António.
Congratulations on the SOTD, eulalia rubio.
I like it because I never seen anything like it and to tell you the truth I have no idea what it is!! but when I have some time I will go in a wild search that I am sure it will teach me lots!!
Beautiful capture Eulalia,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Gracias, EnvUnlimited.
Thanks, Adarsha :)
A big big Congratulations Eulalia :) Such a valuable spotting :)
¡Enhorabuena por el SOTD! Bien merecido :-)
Thanks, Josep Maria, Reza, Marsya and Akshi.
Thanks, Marta. Yo no habría imaginado que este spotting podría tener éxito, para mí es muy normal porque estoy acostumbrada a verlos ¡cómo son las cosas!
Thank you very much, Yasser, is great news for me. Sometimes the little things how are you Squirts, is the surprise. Hugs to all PNoah team.
Fantástica la foto !!!!
Congratulations !
wow, cool :D congratulations!
congratulations Eula.
Congrats Eula! These beautiful marine invertebrates were selected as Spotting of the Day! At first glance, I thought these were flowers. A great spotting of a fascinating and beautiful organism!
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