Perophoridae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Perophoridae
Group: Marine Invertebrate, Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Perophora annectens | Yellow social tunicate | At a mere 6 millimeters tall, this species is less than half the size of Orange Social Tunicate (Metandrocarpa taylori). it is also more transparent than that species, and more obviously colonial. Even so, it is much less obviously colonial than ascidians such as Chain tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus), for example. |