Polycarpa aurata

Manfred Mitter

Ron Silver Ascidian, Polycarpa aurata

Erling Svensen This unknown ascidian have a lot "growing on its skin". Must not be very nice...

David Kipling Does give it good camouflage though! It always strikes me in the tropics that some solitary ascidians have a very thick layer of epibionts, whereas others are very clean. Polycarpa aurata is one example that is very clean. Sometimes I've seen it appearing to shed a thin 'skin' like a snake, I wonder if this is a deliberate mechanism to reduce epibionts? A bit like the tear-off face visors on Formula 1 Driver helmets.

Bülent Kılınç Puerto Galera Philipines

Oksana Možeitoviča Very nice!

Ron Silver ascidians

Cameron Easton Nice grouping of ascidia ..... Green Didemnum molle, white/yellow Polycarpa aurata (I think) and blue/gold Rhopalaea sp (R. crassa?)

Ernst Andres Underwater world of Palawan (Philippines)

Ron Silver Ascidian (Tunicate), Polycarpa aurata

Ernst Andres Thank you Ron :-)

Galina Maslova Very nice, I dI'd not know the name

Claudia Weber-Gebert Philippines - El Dorado for macro shots <3

Ernst Andres This is a gold sea squirt Galina. Ron or Stuart write us all always excellent the names of all things are mapped to latheinisch on. You need it then just copy and search on google. :-)

Ernst Andres Since you're absolutely right Claudia. Many thanks ! But unfortunately I'm not always there back where I would like. My port of the Olympus is sooo big you know. But I have something new in sight ^^ ;-)

Tom Hobock That's Just Killer Ernst makes me want to go and not get out WOW

Ernst Andres It rains so dear Tom why do you want to go out ? Hi hi hi hi hi :-) :-) :-)

Tom Hobock I ain't scared it just water Ernst

Ernst Andres I know my friend, but here the rain is cold. I'm a hot shower ;-)

Tom Hobock That's why god made dry suits Ernst,go to your stash and get one.They do work my friend. lol

Galina Maslova Ernst, I need the name in latheinisch name, but I like to know Russian name to my mind. Thank you

Stuart Pearce Very nice shot :)

Antonio Colacino Superb shot :)

Ernst Andres Many thanks my friend Stuart :-) Galina: золота Брызги моря ;-) No my dear Tom. On my skin just a 2 mm titanium suit or from 25 ° C warm water is a 3mm shorty. ;-)

Ernst Andres Many thanks Antonio :-)