Microcosmus squamiger Michaelsen, 1927
Scaly tunicate
Microcosmus squamiger
photo by Ulman, Aylin

Family:  Pyuridae ()
Max. size:  5 cm COLD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 10 - 10 m
Distribution:  Cosmopolitan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Assumed maximum total length in 3.5 cm (Ref. 2266), maximum colony diameter is 5 cm (Ref. 2268).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia (Ref. 1134).

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