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Lollipop tunicate

Nephtheis (Oxycorynia) fascicularis

Description:

Plant? Coral?..No.. It is tunicates! Most concretely, it is a species of tunicates where each colony is a spherical cluster of small ascidians, on a fleshy stalk. Total height of the colony: 5-12 cm. The branched stems are formed by tiny polyps called zooids. These are dark green zooids with yellow or grey bands. They are not photosynthetic, and live on plankton and small organic particles obtained from the water currents.

Habitat:

is a species of tunicate that is native to the shallow reefs of Indonesia. Central Indo-Pacific. Central Western Indo-Pacific.

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4 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks for the comments! :-) It was equally surprising for me to find out these were tunicates.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Amazing how many forms these creatures hold. Beautiful shots Marta. Gracias.

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

Never saw these before!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Beautiful !

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Cebu, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 1, 2013

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