Halocynthia aurantium

Sea peach:

Sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium): This tunicate species is quite beautiful, and often four inches long. It is rarely found at negative tides, but is fairly common in deeper waters. A similar species, Broadbase tunicate (Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis), is rather dome-like, with a wide base.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS page for Halocynthia aurantium

• WoRMS Page for Halocynthia aurantium
• Search Arctos Database for Halocynthia aurantium (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Halocynthia aurantium (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Halocynthia aurantium
• iNaturalist Observations for Halocynthia aurantium in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Lamb Hanby 2005

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