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Golden Sea Squirt

Polycarpa aurata

Seabook: Golden Sea Squirt

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Max Weight

Max Depth

50 m

Description

Polycarpa aurata is a species of tunicate in the family Styelidae. Other names: Ox Heart Ascidian, the Gold-mouth Sea Squirt or the Ink-spot Sea Squirt. Description Polycarpa aurata grows to a height of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in). It has an urn-shaped, hollow body with two siphons, one at the top and the other o... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
brown
yellow
orange
purple

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef