This solitary, sessile ascidian has a transparent test enclosing a perforated pharynx lined with a sieve-like apparatus for filtering food from the water column. The animal may be tinged in a variety of different colors.
Blue sea squirt, Rhopalaea sp.
This solitary, sessile ascidian has a transparent test enclosing a perforated pharynx lined with a sieve-like apparatus for filtering food from the water column. The animal may be tinged in a variety of different colors.