Golden Sea Squirt

Polycarpa aurata

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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

Locations

Indo-Pacific Papua New Guinea Mariana Islands Taiwan Malaysia East +13 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

yellow

orange

purple

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef