Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Microcosmus
Family: Pyuridae (Tunicata/Ascidiacea)
Taxon : Water invertebrate
Group : Animal
SPECIES
squamigerNOTES
A solitary sea squirt which was accidentally introduced from Australia. It has an irregular oval body with very short siphons. A fouling organism on marine structures it is often found together with other tunicates and mussels
AUTHORITY
Michaelsen, 1927Sub Author
Conservation
ExoticHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: A winkled red-brown tunic
- Colour: Red
Common Name
- Blunt-spined microcosmus
- Sea squirt
Habitat
- NOTES: Found on a mooring pole
- HABITAT NAME: River
Uses
- Food
- An edible species
Months
- December
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