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Distaplia rosea

Della Valle, 1881


Jon Chamberlain Any ideas for the top bunch of squirts in this photo? The lower ones look lie Morchellium argus?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/underwaterinferno/8072332015/in/set-72157631733973528/ Beadnell Point, Northumberland 7m rock wall

David Kipling Distaplia rosea. And yes agree with M argus ... different colour to A. punctum, more open, and the killer ID is four rather than one spot her zooid (which I think I can see).

Message posted on Seasearch Identifications on 10 Oct 2012
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Tunicata (Subphylum)
      Ascidiacea (Class)
        Aplousobranchia (Order)
          Holozoidae (Family)
            Distaplia (Genus)
              Distaplia rosea (Species)
Associated Species