White Sea-squirt
Phallusia mammillata
Phallusia mammillata is a solitary marine tunicate of the ascidian class found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Description
Phallusia mammillata is a solitary species of ascidian and can grow to a height of about 20 cm (8 in). The tunic is a translucent, bluish-white colour and is covered with irregular rounded lobes or mounds.
Range & habitat
This tunicate is found on rocky, sandy or muddy substrates in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea to depths of about 200 m (656 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 338512.