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Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823) Pleated sea squirt |
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photo by
Ulman, Aylin |
| Family: | Styelidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m | |||
| Distribution: | Cosmopolitan. | |||
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| Biology: | Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 2268. Tolerates brackish and polluted waters (Ref. 1134). Solitary and found in mangroves (Ref. 1757); on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); some are recorded on piers and pilings (Ref. 86424). Clumped on the sides and bottom of the floats (Ref. 2268). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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