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Rough Sea Squirt - Styela clava *Note the bright pink thing in back of the sea squirt. I have no idea what that is.*<br />
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They ranged in length from about 4-8 cm, and felt tough and leathery.<br />
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Habitat: Attached to rocks in tide pools during low tide<br />
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Habitat: Attached to rocks in tide pools during low tide<br />
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Rough Sea Squirt - Styela clava

*Note the bright pink thing in back of the sea squirt. I have no idea what that is.*

They ranged in length from about 4-8 cm, and felt tough and leathery.

Habitat: Attached to rocks in tide pools during low tide

Rough Sea Squirt - Styela clava They ranged in length from about 4-8 cm, and felt tough and leathery.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Attached to rocks in tide pools during low tide<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/153635/rough_sea_squirt_-_styela_clava.html<br />
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"Styela clava" is a solitary, subtidal ascidian tunicate. As its common names suggest, "S. clava" is club-shaped with an elongated oval body and a long peduncle for attaching to a substrate. Although native to the northwestern waters of the Pacific Ocean, since the 1900s, "S. clava" has become an increasingly successful invasive species outside of its native range.

Similar species: Stolidobranchia
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

Attribution Non-Commercial
Uploaded Sep 8, 2023. Captured Sep 6, 2023 10:37 in PXJF+9G Harpswell, ME, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm