Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816
Black sea squirt
Phallusia nigra
photo by Ulman, Aylin

Family:  Ascidiidae ()
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m
Distribution:  Cosmopolitan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Identified as a possible Lessepsian migrant, present at least in Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 85347).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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