Herdmania momus

Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Herdman's sea squirt

photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Family:	Pyuridae ()
Max. size:	8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 7 - 100 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: Sub Antarctic Region, East South America, Pantropical, throughout the Caribbean. Tropical and subtropical.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Identified as a possible Lessepsian migrant, present at least in Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 85347). Found at depths up to 100 m (Ref. 1134). Occurs in shallow water reefal and littoral habitats (Ref. 1754); on soft sediments and among Thalassia sp. and less common on the peat bank and mangrove roots (Ref. 1758, 86424); and lives on ship hulls (Ref. 2673).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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